Word of the Day Challenge: Jingle
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The sound that delicate glass ornaments make when they drop off of the Christmas tree and roll across the floor without breaking, without cracking, without turning to dust.
Jingle Jingle Jingle
The sound that I used to hear when I slid a coffin into the back of a hearse
Jingle Jingle Jingle
The slightly rusted handful of tiny colored bells hanging from the back of my bedroom door
that sometimes ring on their own, late at night
Jingle Jingle Jingle
Do you know that bells are supposed to chase away evil spirits?
I don’t think it works.
Do you know why?
Shhhh listen-
Jingle Jingle Jingle.
Jingle.
Jingle.
Jingle.
