Another Era

Wouldn't it be fun,
To live in a previous age?
To open up the history book
and jump right in the page.

Kings, Queens, and Knights
To visit would be grand.
Jousting and archery tournaments
And castles through all the land.

Or England in the day
of the carriage and the horse.
The trotting and the rattle
is heard on brick roads coarse.

To go back to the day
of the curtsey and the bow
To use words like shall,
musn't, mayest, thine, and thou.

Or to try the wild west
with Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane
Cowboys and Indians
Or take a ride on the first train.

It would be fun to sail
With the amazing Captian Cook.
To discover unknown lands
just by entering a book.

Perhaps I would try
The ancient and mysterious Far East
To bring back pottery and silks
I wouldn't mind in the least!

What if I lived
Through the time of the Civil War
For me the names Yankee and Rebel
Would mean a whole lot more.

How about living in the day of Jesus.
The years that changed the world.
And feeling the excitement and the thrill
Of watching temple tables hurled.

However, I live in the here and now,
and as much fun as another age would be,
I know that God has a plan
In this day just for me.
-A.D.