Madeleine Mclaughlin Poet Free verse

Mall Walking

Like fruitless wanderers,
mall walkers slap their feet
in a rhythm
that goes nowhere.
Only round and round,
past mega-bucks sales;
pet store puppy mill reject dogs,
a merry-go-round for elderly exercisers.
Fitness for arthritic window shoppers.
Fashion pants do beckon,
'come forth and sally
ye nomads of the modern world.'

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Connie Marcum Wong August 4, 2012 at 4:12 PM Excellent write which says it all.

Poet Destroyer A July 31, 2012 at 11:56 PM MADELINE, stopping by to read a couple of poems. CONGRATULATIONS!! :-) with your featured poem of the week. Goodnight~ LUV~ PD

Carol Sunshine Brown January 4, 2012 at 8:14 AM Congratulations on making it through the 1st round of PoetrySoup International Contest. Wishing you the best in the finals Madeleine. Love, Carol

James Fraser July 28, 2009 at 4:14 AM Madeleine, shopping is not a fav of mine, kool write>>James

Keith Bickerstaffe February 15, 2009 at 3:26 AM In Florida they do it to get out of the heat! Well done Madeleine... Best wishes, Keith

Michael Degenhardt January 21, 2009 at 5:01 AM Much like robots at times too. The descriptive quality of this write is very good while the thoughts flow seemlessly. Michael

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire December 22, 2008 at 12:19 AM Madeleine, Very Witty I'm not much into the mall scene( to many people ) Pet store puppy mill reject dogs i'd rather pick up a dog off the streets mutts rule Great Write Thank-YOU for YOUR inspiring comments Happy Holidays to YOU and YOURS...HG

Breana Wiggins December 15, 2008 at 6:08 PM Nice and I love to shop... sometimes *Breana

Vince Suzadail Jr. September 21, 2008 at 7:47 AM It's air conditioned. They don't make "fashion" pants in my size, and I'd rather see my wife go yard sailing, it's not near as expensive. Observant write. Vince

John Loving Iii September 21, 2008 at 6:15 AM it's the daily grind the new place to be the mall. good work. jhl

James Foulk July 18, 2008 at 3:27 PM line 7 pet store puppy mill reject dogs, is very true, no one should buy any dogs from a place like this, buy from a dog kennel. this was a great poem.