Shopping For Memories

Christmas thoughts soften my eyes Memories crowd in Pocketing a gift list I go out to warm the car There’s a crown roast out there waiting Brandy for plum pudding And ginger in a jar We’ll stop for lunch then go on Shopping slow with joy Picking stocking fillers In furtive hidden moves Hoping that the chocolate doesn’t melt And buying another longer leather belt Gifting is as testing As learning how play Inside the rules of pleasure In the game of life today But watching eyes light up with joy Is a memory to stay