A few days back, I received an email from a lady saying how nice it had been to meet me, expressing thanks for looking at her poems and asking if I could please provide her with the telephone number of a MS S. We had, she said met in a pub called The Bull.
All of this was delightful. However, I have no recollection whatsoever of having met the lady in question. I don’t frequent a pub called The Bull and I am not acquainted with MS s!
On receving the email, I had a moment of doubt. Had I, suffered a memory loss, or been in some third dimention! A few seconds thought led to the obvious conclusion that the lady had emailed me in error. She had, I assume met with another poet and wishing to ascertain Ms S’s number had searched online for the poet in question. However, rather than finding her acquaintence she had found one K Morris Poet online, namely myself!
I sent a polite response to my correspondent saying that she had emailed me by mistake and wishing her well with her poems, and that was the end of the matter save for a brief email from the lady apologising for her mistake.
This is not the first time that I have been mistaken for someone other than myself. I have been asked whether I played the piano in a pub I have never drunk in, and been asked if I used to live in an area with which I am unfamiliar. Perhaps I have a long lost twin of whom I am wholly unaware!
Whilst I have never propped up the bar in The Bull, I have, for many years enjoyed the convivial atmosphere in The Railway Bell, https://www.rampubcompany.co.uk/visit-pubs/railway-bell. The Bell has an unofficial lending library where customers can leave books and borrow those left by others. I am delighted that several of my books are on the shelves (you can see my “selected Poems” in the photograph below).
Kevin
What a wonderful pub Kevin. I hope the ladt’s name was not Ms. White.
Ah my dear Lorraine, a gentleman will forever retain a lady’s name in strictest secrecy, but, strictly between you and me it was not Miss White, and with that I wish you good night! Best, Kevin
Lol Kevin 😀
I have drank in The Bell in Norwood many times over the years! The Bell, The Ship and The Cherry Tree near the station!
Thank you for reading my poems, too!
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It is indeed a small world in which we live! Perhaps you and I will run into one another one of these days! You are welcome as regards me reading your poetry. All the best, Kevin
Cheers! It’s my round.
Thanks, you are a scholar and a gentleman!