Today’s word is “toscin” … a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells. (Dictionary.com)
Reverberation
Don’t worry if you hear the bells,
Freedom and faith is in their ringing,
Do not presume they are a toscin,
It may be holy angels singing.
If you do not hear their joy,
If silence only greats your ears,
A heavy hand may have stilled them,
A portent of unspoken fears.
So let them chime and sing along,
Dance with their soundings in your mind,
Pray they will ring both loud and long,
And that we will true peace find.
Anne Selleck
Copyright 2021
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