There are times when everything is perfectly clear, and other times when everything is dark.
In the between times I hide up in the belfry, among the dust and carcasses of minutes gone by. Every hour a cacophony of bells shakes another layer of time down from the rafters.
I like to watch the people in the churchyard below, wafting through the garden like soap bubbles, glittering and ephemeral.
In the bell tower, the seconds twitch on the floor, disorderly as insects scrabbling for shelter. I crush them, one by one, under my shoe, until they too are dust.
This post was written in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekend prompt:
Write a response that is between 33 and 333 words long and uses the following words in this exact order: cacophony, soap, insects.
Christine Hanolsy 
I’m kind of embarassed to admit that the only things in my belfry these days are boring ol’ bats! 😦
[or is that just ONE boring ol’ bat? ;)]
xox
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So glad you won! Otherwise I might have missed this. Had my head elsewhere last week. Congrats! It’s a gorgeous piece.
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You totally made me blush – thank you so much! I love reading yours as well, and was wondering where you were this weekend…
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This is the first time I didn’t link up since discovering Trifecta a few weeks ago….Seeing this 1st place of yours brought a smile to my face, *whispering: you are one of my favorites to read each week*…
Much deserved, beautiful piece, touching imagery,
Congrats 🙂
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Congratulations on your win. Well deserved. This is absolutely fantastic!
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Thank you, Linda! I have to admit, this is one of my favorite pieces so far.
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When I was in my teens I loved going into older home’s attics. Its amazing what you find in them.
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I find things in my own attic all the time. 🙂 Thank you for stopping by!
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Great imagery. I especially liked the carcasses of minutes and the seconds twitching on the floor.
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Many thanks! I was a little proud of that image, if I say so myself. It kind of sprang into my head as soon as I read the prompt.
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The poetry in this piece made me think of Quasimodo, wondering if he had thought these evocative things at some point.
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Thank you – considering your own poetical talents, I am flattered that you liked this. I also thought of Quasimodo, though that wasn’t the intent at first. Originally, I was thinking of a figurative belfry, but it developed a little differently.
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great piece!
best,
MOV
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Thank you! I’m thrilled that you stopped by to read it.
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beautiful piece
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Many thanks, Barbara!
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This was a captivating write. Poetic, mystic, and memorable are the words that come to mind after having read it several times. I really, really like this one!
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Many thanks! This was a fun write.
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