I hear bells ringing

I hear bells ringing, calling,

announcing the hour to come

together, to congregate, even

though digital clocks and

mobile phones set their own hour,

their own time so well that

the bells no longer need

to be rung, but they are rung

anyway, calling those

who can hear them.

Digital clocks can be buttoned

for snoozing; mobile phones

can be turned off,  left to charge

overnight and not turned on.

Bells cannot be denied.

Photograph by Kevin Casper via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.