The first time they heard the bell,<\/p>\n
They stopped and thought,<\/p>\n
They liked the sound.<\/p>\n
It was the inaugural ringing of the bell.<\/p>\n
On the second day they were,<\/p>\n
Grateful and wondered,<\/p>\n
How faithfully the bell would ring?<\/p>\n
They stopped and thought,<\/p>\n
They liked the sound.<\/p>\n
After a month of the bell ringing,<\/p>\n
Every day at the same time,<\/p>\n
They no longer always noticed it,<\/p>\n
But when they did,<\/p>\n
They stopped and thought,<\/p>\n
They liked the sound.<\/p>\n
After six months of the bell ringing,<\/p>\n
Sometimes, just sometimes,<\/p>\n
It was an annoyance,<\/p>\n
But still, mostly,<\/p>\n
They stopped and thought,<\/p>\n
They liked the sound.<\/p>\n
They think that this bell<\/p>\n
Is a curious thing.<\/p>\n
They remember when it began,<\/p>\n
And they did not believe it would continue.<\/p>\n
Now they only sometimes,<\/p>\n
Notice the ringing,<\/p>\n
Having heard it so many times.<\/p>\n
They probably wouldn\u2019t notice,<\/p>\n
If it stopped.<\/p>\n
One, a big one,<\/p>\n
Said \u201cplease stop.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, sometimes,<\/p>\n
Most, some,<\/p>\n
They stop and think,<\/p>\n
They like the sound.<\/p>\n
The bell has been ringing,<\/p>\n
A very long time,<\/p>\n
Some still stop and think,<\/p>\n
I like the sound.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
IHS 8-31-17<\/p>\n
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