Call out rude bells! for midnight skies;
to autumn rain, to falling leaves;
to what’s been lost to what we grieve
Call out! let truths succeed their lies.
Ring out the war, ring in the peace
ring for foe’s defeat; ring and never cease.
Odilon Redon
Today we are writing Quadrilles with Kim at dVerse. The word to use to compose a poem of 44 words is “bell”, and I could not stop thinking about Tennyson’s poem In Memoriam, [Ring out, wild bells] which is read every New Year in Sweden.
October 17, 2022
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Well done for getting in first with your rude bells, Björn, and for referencing Tennyson’s poem! I didn’t know it was read at New Year in Sweden. The final couplet is perfect for the current world situation.
Loved the litany you gave for bell ringing
Love the call for ringing in peace and never ceasing!
ring with all our might for peace for sure. loved this poem.
I love that list of reasons to ring! Bells ring out the bad and ring in the good. I like the change of rhythm in the final couplet.
I like your fervor here, Bjorn. I also see merit in Tennyson’s poem being read each year. Nice choice of following his style in your quadrille.
Go ahead, bells, be as rude af. 😉
–Shay
All those reasons to ring a bell. I really like this quadrille. Well done.
The rude bells may they forever serve their purpose. Wonderful, Björn.
Yes… ring for peace! Love the rude bells.
Amen to bells of peace, Björn.
“Ring out the war, ring in the peace”
Yes indeed Björn
Much❤love
I’d never thought of ringing bells offering brave defiance until now. Wonderful!
I love that opening line! Oh those bells, clanging for attention.
Excellent on many levels, Björn.
Ring out the war, ring in the peace
ring for foe’s defeat; ring and never cease.
Great close Bjorn! Rhyming and very much craved for to have it end. Are the Ukraine peoples not entitled to peace?
Hank
Well said.
A lovely call to arms and one much-needed. I hear them ringing, friend.
Love those rude bells, the reasons to ring, the cadence ….and that change of rhythm at the end. Great write
Ring out those rude bells. I wish for all that, too!
Interesting that the Tennyson poem is read every year in Sweden.
I absolutely love this, especially the last two lines, your change in cadence that emphasizes the words. I wish I could write like you. BTW, Redon is one of my favorite painters. I have his “Boat in the Moonlight” in my living room.
Trouble is, the bells record the event, they don’t create it. Perhaps we should let them decide, I’m sure they’d be more reasonable than we are.
Beautiful poem 🙂