Bells of Giralda
seen and heard for miles
perched high up in the belfry
waiting strikes with bated breath
clang clang felt to the bone
twenty-five bells of Giralda
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Images: The Giralda bell tower at the Cathedral of Seville, Spain by Ron Rowland, taken September 27, 2021
Linked to dVerse ~ Poets Pub — Poetry Form: The Wayra, where Grace is hosting and challenged us to write in the Wayra form while incorporating onomatopoeia.
The Wayra (Quechua – wind) is a popular verse form of Peru and Bolivia. It appears it originated in an indigenous Quechua language but has found its way into Spanish literature. It is a short syllabic verse form. The elements of the Wayra are:
- a pentastich, a poem in 5 lines
- syllabic, 5-7-7-6-8
- unrhymed
Very nicely done indeed…
And when the tongues of 25 bells speak, man listens, right? “Felt to the bone,” indeed.
One morning, at 9am, the ringing went on for 10 minutes, between this tower and other neighborhood churches. And of course, when we went up in the tower, we had to stay there long enough to experience the ringing “up close and personal”.
Church bells ringing, train whistles blowing …. a few of my favorite things. I enjoyed your Wayra.
What lovely sounds from them.
This is absolutely stunning! 💝💝
Thank you Sanaa