Sunday, May 17, 2015

Faint sounds of bells heard?

                                                                                          Attribution: Irmgard
Image: Grazing Cow with Bell (here)

Faint sounds of bells heard?
Cows are as yet to come home
What a waste of time

Bell sounds yet to ring
But Pavlov's dog salivates
Just too long waiting

Absence of bell sounds
Waiting in minutes before
roaring times erupt!

Note: writing about ... something that doesn't take place

For Georgia's hosting at CARPE DIEM # 732
with  -  the bells at sunset and
Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry #252
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27 comments:

  1. MaryMay 17, 2015 at 4:30 AM

    Ah, I enjoy the sound of bells...but have long wondered what the purpose of cowbells is. Smiles!

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  2. Sanaa RizviMay 17, 2015 at 4:40 AM

    This is so beautiful & innovative :D

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  3. Jae RoseMay 17, 2015 at 5:11 AM

    Or does it take place - the bell rings whether it is heard or not ;)

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  4. nashvillecats2May 17, 2015 at 5:14 AM

    Great topic and a joy to read. Good write Hank.

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  5. Alex J. CavanaughMay 17, 2015 at 5:41 AM

    When that bell rings, it will be loud.

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  6. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMay 17, 2015 at 5:53 AM

    Ha! - a sound powerful in its absence!

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  7. brudbergMay 17, 2015 at 6:10 AM

    That absence.. To me it could be louder than anything.

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  8. Vandana SharmaMay 17, 2015 at 6:14 AM

    Some things become a part of life and when not herad / found one feels their absence.

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  9. Pat HattMay 17, 2015 at 6:22 AM

    Made you look, the cow may say as the bells ring through the day

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  10. Holy Ghost WriterMay 17, 2015 at 6:29 AM

    absence makes you think and hear more

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  11. TruedessaMay 17, 2015 at 7:40 AM

    absence of sound..will time no longer exist?

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  12. Sherry Blue SkyMay 17, 2015 at 8:58 AM

    I can feel the waiting, especially how long the dog is waiting. Cool write.

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  13. jazzytowerMay 17, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    After a while does anyone hears the bell? Kinda like living next to a train track. Nice one.

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  14. gautami tripathyMay 17, 2015 at 9:45 AM

    Lovely work...

    where the night is without wind

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  15. SusanMay 17, 2015 at 9:58 AM

    Cows wander and the bell says where they are--how near and how far. It's not the same thing as belling a cat to save the rat .... I like the conflation with Pavlov's bell here, it's sense that the dogs can't eat until they bring the cows home ... or maybe it's the milk they await? What if the meal never comes? A roaring indeed!

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  16. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2015 at 2:52 PM

    who is eating, who is waiting to eat and who listens to the bells, good answers form this haiku sequence a wonder write

    have a nice Sunday

    much love...

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  17. PeggyMay 17, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    I think I might have erased my comment again. Please delete the extras if my other comments show up. I like your poem and the picture!

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  18. totomaiMay 17, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    Bells are way of asking help too :) But as Bjorn said, silence can be heard too.

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  19. Donna@LivingFromHappinessMay 17, 2015 at 4:04 PM

    I enjoyed this...

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  20. JaniceMay 17, 2015 at 8:27 PM

    Very nicely written series.

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  21. Sumana RoyMay 17, 2015 at 9:26 PM

    love the different paths your bells have traveled Hank...

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  22. Bastet's Waka LibraryMay 17, 2015 at 10:48 PM

    Bravo! Like how you took on this challenge Hank!

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  23. ZQMay 18, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    Bells, bells, bells....
    ZQ

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  24. Gen Giggles May 18, 2015 at 8:13 PM

    Love the use of bells in this one.

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  25. humbirdMay 19, 2015 at 10:27 AM

    Yes, we really need the lightning and thunder to hear truth...bell - too soft? maybe gong will work? Nice take on bells and idiom too :)

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  26. J.N.T.May 19, 2015 at 11:39 AM

    thank you for the afternote. well your poem still provokes some thought: like do you have one with a bellring around its neck? hehe happy Tuesday my friend!

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  27. C.S.HMay 29, 2015 at 11:52 AM

    The bells at sunset, it sounds dreamy.. Takes me back to when I was a kid, growing up surrounded by the cow pastures and seeing them munch on grass and swatting the flies away with their tails in the summer. Lovely Hank!!

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