The chimes in the night.

A J C 1958 (Swansea, MA)



The chimes. Break up the night.

I'm standing in the darkness, and a chimes from the town Church Tower break up the silence of the night. I stand on the hill overlooking the grave sites and see the shadows of all the people from the past. They all came back at last. They come like a fog that floats in on a cold summer's night. Then they disappear as a fog moves on by, but they're still here by my side. Till the end of time.

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I have a church next door and I can hear the chimes at night.

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Written on February 10, 2024

Submitted by alanswansea18 on February 10, 2024

Modified by alanswansea18 on February 10, 2024

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Characters 428
Words 88
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 1

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