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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Carol Rumens

Poem of the week: The Church-Bell by Elinor Wylie

‘The cock crew, and the church-bell rang, / I knew it had gone mad.’
‘The cock crew, and the church-bell rang, / I knew it had gone mad.’ Photograph: Andia/UIG/Getty Images

The Church-Bell

As I was lying in my bed
I heard the church-bell ring;
Before one solemn word was said
A bird began to sing.

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