Brilliant beautiful poets, I need your brain power, please?

Question: Brilliant beautiful poets, I need your brain power, please!?

(Question mark makes a statement a question, right!?)

Oh, real question: How would you change the beauty old cliche openings for a story to make them your very own!? Specifically "once upon a time" and "back in the day"!. "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away" has been taken!. And/or suggest a better category for this querry!.

*shrug, donno where the TC badge went, what's all that mean anyway*Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

because im not a poet
i will cough!.

'as a story's been told!.!.!.'

'from calendars of previous ages!.!.'

'on thru the days to this time!.!.'

!.!.theyre kinda dorky tho,
but maybe they help you think of the right one!.
i think it matters what time frame the story is going to be set from
to dig for words!.

what will you write Ms Reynwater!?
my curiosity wins!.

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edit: hi JellZ! !.!.i like the reverse one!.!.

"!.!.!.And while all this time since we have been sleeping!.!.!."

hows that!? i like it!.!.!. good idea from you!.

the tc changes if you go to other categories!?
wow!. thats whack!.
thats like saying the shovel in your yard doesnt work in another!.
i hope you get it back Reyn!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'll have a go!.!.!.

"Whether or not this story is true, is for you to decide!.!.!.!."

"Listen carefully children to what you are about to hear!.!."

"Time has a way of obscuring the truth!.!.!."

"History now speaks through these words!.!.!."

"While we sleep, time passes!.!.!.!." or reverse that order

Alternate category!.!.!.Books and Authors or Quotations

PS Your TC was for gardening!.!.!.you have posted more in poetry and P&S than gardening in the last week or so, so the TC went!.Www@QuestionHome@Com