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Shopaholic

Mall, Boutique, Department store treasures to my commercial heart do speak  
Must frequent all to earn preferred status and join the frivolous clique
Glitzy curtains, fragrant candles, gaudy clothes through glamorous show windows peak
Sales, promotions, every-day values entreat any time during the week
Checks, petty cash start the extravaganza; plastic cards extend the streak
Nick knacks, valuables, and everything in between must seek
To grand openings, holiday giveaways, early previews, away I sneak
Revelling through posh galleries, gilded show rooms in the presence of chic manequins so sleek
Reconnoitering new fashions, suave styles, designer wears so sheek
Through crowded aisles, up squeaky escalators, into narrow corridors not for the meek
With such dedication, resolve, and passion you dare call me weak
My cabinets are stuffed, my closets are packed, my halls are cluttered; but I'm no freak

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Stephen Parker

Date: 5/28/2011 10:26:00 PM

Thanks for the rejoinder, Leo. I do not use the spell check, because it does not work on my i phone. I usually inspect my poems carefully, but I see that I botched the common word 'curtains'. I have corrected the word. Thanks for your kind comments.

Leo Larry Amadore

Date: 5/28/2011 9:16:00 PM

An interesting, well done and timely poem...good use of language and rhyme...you might want to use spell check or otherwise correct a few spelling errors...