The Temples

‘Ding dong’ the bourdon rung,

In the church, it sung.

‘Clink clonk’ the bells tinked,

On the temple of flowers thee.

‘Dun don’ the drums boomed,

right on the Chinese temple.

‘Tweeonee’ the harmonium made,

As others hailed ‘Allah’ in a chorus of crowd.

About the mentor, author and writing coach:

This wonderful poem is written by Theva Enakshi Nareshkumar under the mentorship of Sneha Goel who is a British Council–certified IELTS trainer and Scholastic India–mentored short story writer. She is a published author, poet and diarist. Her reviews, blogs, poems, stories and thoughts are appreciated by writers of international repute. Apart from writing, she is passionate about teaching English to children. She teaches English grammar, literature, creative writing, academic writing, story writing, poetry writing and Spoken English to students from class 1 up to grown-ups. To know more about her writing workshops and English language teaching services click here.