The paper bell
by cricketjeff on December 26, 2008. © Jeff Green, All rights reserved
The season starts when it appears
It’s there before our Christmas tree
Tradition built through all my years
The paper bell as old as me
No cards or greetings on display
Until that bell is there to see
Above the stairs where elves can play
The paper bell as old as me
A star and snowflakes on the door
The holly berries grew for free
No decorations matter more
The paper bell as old as me
The season starts when it appears
The paper bell as old as me
Author notes
A family tradition, when my parents first bought their house they were given
Christmas decorations by various family members, including a large paper bell.
It had it’s own place above the stairs and was the first decoration hung each
year. One year my Mother decided it was getting too old, but my daughter (about
5 at the time) was horrified and rescued it. Now it is the first decoration
hung in our house.
Also using ten words for the bank.
season, Christmas tree, tradition, cards, greetings, elves, star, snowflakes,
holly, decorations
The form is a Kyrielle sonnet, iambic tetrameter rhymed AbaB cbcB dbdB AB
capital letters indicating repeated lines.
English