Poetry Friday: "The Bell"

Thinking today about the power

of connectivity,
and about how inspiration finds us....

"The Bell"
by Richard Jones

In the tower the bell
is alone, like a man
in his room,
thinking and thinking.


The bell is made of iron.
It takes the weight
of a man
to make the bell move.


Far below, the bell feels
hands on a rope.
It considers this.
It turns its head.


Miles away,
a man in his room
hears the clear sound,
and lifts his head to listen.