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Meeting My Other Self

Yesterday, I took out my new quill pen and a bottle of ink. I sat down at an antique table, lit a half-burned candle and dipped my quill; I wrote on a yellowed pad of calligraphic parchment. Swiftly jettisoned into the past as, the room began to change; the table appearing to be brand new, sported different legs. The candle sat burning in a silver holder instead of a cheap aluminum one. This had happened before; this visit to the past and I had found an ancestor there. This time, I found myself; a writer in a past life; penning olde English… imagine that!

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Date: 11/28/2018 1:28:00 PM
Whan that Aprille, whose shoores soote ... Oh, no. That's only Middle English … I guess I only flew as far back as Chaucer … Happy trails! ~ Gershon
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 12/2/2018 6:02:00 PM
Ooh, you're quite good at that; perhaps you had a past life, as well? Glad you enjoyed it and thanks again.
Date: 11/28/2018 6:37:00 AM
Imagination is your hallmark..
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 12/2/2018 6:00:00 PM
Thanks Vijay; that's quite a complement and I do appreciate it.
Date: 11/27/2018 10:33:00 PM
I said "What? Now I have to FAV two of ML' s poems in a row? But then I did after I slapped the table hurting my hand.
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 11/27/2018 10:40:00 PM
Your supposed to read them, not abuse yourself. Glad you liked them enough to "fav" them. Thanks

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