Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MAY SUNDAY, by BERNICE LESBIA KENYON



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First Line: Bells would be good if they could keep their place
Last Line: That break the deep enchantment of this hour!
Alternate Author Name(s): Gilkyson, Walter, Mrs.
Subject(s): Bells; Churches; Prayer; Public Worship; Sabbath; Cathedrals; Church Attendance; Sunday


BELLS would be good if they could keep their place
Inside of churches, there for those who kneel
A-praying; where, with delicate altar-lace
And musty fragrance, bells may lend a grace
To worship that the dullest man can feel.

But here outside, where all the hills are green,
And every apple tree is snowing petals,
Hiding her shadow till it can't be seen,
Bird-songs are better. There's no room between
Their trills, for the long sound of clanging metals.

Eerie along the air the clear notes come,
Shaken in summons from a far-off tower;
But I'm more lured by every bee's light hum;
And how I wish that all the bells were dumb
That break the deep enchantment of this hour!





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