Browsing In An Antique Shop

On that laden shelf, perhaps a scratch or two Yet strong and boasting of times gone by A piece of yesterday that we can touch A past gone,but with the present a visible tie I find a certain longing as I putter about To know the stories, secrets that they hold Of men and women whose lives they touched If these pieces had a voice, what stories told Remembering the past a musing for a rainy day As I touch and examine through the afternoon Perhaps to take an old treasure home with me And from time to time with the past commune
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 5/17/2014 11:23:00 AM
Lovely write Barbara ,, passion for antiques is so very natural ! Congrats on fine win !
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Date: 5/17/2014 9:38:00 AM
We have many antique stores in our town, and it is a passion of mine to explore and collect. Timeless. Lovely poem, Barbara!
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Date: 5/17/2014 6:28:00 AM
Congrats on a fine win BG
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Date: 5/17/2014 5:38:00 AM
kudos BArbara.. :) such memories found in each antique.. :) the stories behind.. :), GBU from olive, :)
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Date: 5/16/2014 10:45:00 PM
a very nice entry to the contest this was. Congrats on your win, BG
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Date: 5/16/2014 9:52:00 PM
Yes we used to call them second hand or junk stores and hide our faces when we entered. Today they are loved antique stores and have come into their own again. I loved your piece. Congratulations Love, Joyce
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Date: 5/16/2014 5:14:00 PM
Wonderful win lady.... have a sweet day....SKAT
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Date: 5/16/2014 3:59:00 PM
Congratulations on a fine win. Lovely piece.
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Date: 4/14/2014 9:23:00 AM
I love antique stores, especially when I find old postcards and pics. It is fun to imagine the lives of the ones who sent them.
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Date: 4/11/2014 9:02:00 AM
Ahhh!! Enjoyed reading your antique musing..I just love to go into antique shops and look around or least I have in the past ..My health will not permit me to do much of that now..Thanks for stopping by with congrats..Sara
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