The Bell Tolls Poem by Elizabeth Padillo Olesen

The Bell Tolls

Rating: 4.5


The bell tolls not to alarm us
about a break of war
The bell tolls not to announce
the funeral of a great magician
The bell tolls not for classes
to start the school-year calendar.

But it is ringing for you and me
to bend our knees,
To intercede for our land
and for ourselves
The bell tolls to say a prayer
that opens up
avenues to God's love and mercy.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Elizabeth Padillo Olesen 02 September 2012

Thanks for your positive response, dear Joseph. The call is always there and whether humans listen or not, the call, I believe, is forever there for everyone of us.

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Joseph Anderson 02 September 2012

As you so aptly stated, it tolls for us all, but do we hear it? A well penned and serious reminder. Lets us hope many read and think on this

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