Second Place Poem 2005
Moultonborough Historical Society
A Step Back in Time
By Kaitlin Hart
It’s 2005 and I’m standing in the Old Country Store
Its ancient walls around me
The musty smell in the air
And the sound of wind chimes from the back room
It’s 1800 and I’m standing in the Old Country Store
People dropping off their mail
The noises from the meeting upstairs
And the smell of smoke from the pipes of the men
It’s 1900 and I’m standing in the Old Country Store
Tired travelers buying items for the journey ahead
The clip-clop of horse hoofs outside
And the occasional scent of worn leather
It’s 2005 and I’m beginning to appreciate the Old Country Store
Its ancient walls around me
The musty smell in the air
And the sound of wind chimes from the back room