"The Bell"
By William Bolyard
Brass and old
Loud and bold
I wish I knew the stories you told
Dents and digs
You no longer ring
Oh, how’d I’d love to know what you’ve seen
Sadly
Tropical lands are not kind on old metal
Cigar smoke sure can soften the leather
Caller of important gatherings
Maybe those revolutionaries
A pillar of this pilgrims’ journey
In the rain on papa’s estate
Pictures are all I would take
William Bolyard spent over 10 years as a US Army infantryman. He is the author of Sober Man’s Thoughts, and most recently, Demons in the Taillights. You can follow him on IG here. Listen to our Savage Wonder podcast episode with him here.
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