‘I am driving without glasses on.’
she had said, then the call was gone.
Did I hear her correctly?
Smart mouths can be deadly.
Here’s to having a ‘New Car’ coupon.
I received a ten dollar off coupon for my birthday
It said I could even use it on a ten- dollar item!
Today I wished I had used it
when I saw the hardware store had gone out of business.
At this time of year there are usually outside plants all around the store.
Nothing was there, the signage was down, the windows showed empty shelves.
I wondered what happened to the cat who used to hide under the outside plants.
The American way
The only way
The last place on earth
The Last Chance Saloon
The bee's knees
The Great Satan
The silver bullet
The last roundup
The life of the party
The enfant terrible
The golden girl
The ugly stepchild
The man in the moon
The Frankenstein monster
The great white hope
The end
Today I rode into Tucson
Determined to buy a new futon
A squirt in a skirt
Got down in the dirt
And flashed me a discount coupon
It comes natural.
To want to save time as well as money.
We incur convenience.
Readily available to what we long most.
It occurs quite often.
The constant clipping and saving.
In search of the best deal.
Not taking into consideration that we might be short changing ourselves.
The shredding and discarding of things we don't use.
The big brand we call love.
Thought to be so expensive.
We spend in the product of smiles.
Manufacturing the ounce of time it takes to show how much we care.
The exchange of one thought to another.
Extreme couponing to get the best value of ourselves.
Perhaps without proof of purchase.
We tear ourselves at the lines.
Refined in swift passing.
Saving all the coupons in search of a bulk that satisfies all craving.
Consumers without guarantee.
Constantly clipping and saving.
Rearing ourselves at the line.
A coupon exchanged in saving for a kiss for later
To you, I say,
"Clip away! Shop
today and save."
But please don't be
like Wren. See her
folly and learn.
Big clipper Wren
will spend ten on
gas--then save two.
February 20, 2016
Written by Gail DeBole
Updated on April 11, 2017
A coupon clipper named Carla
Has a pile of coupons in her parla'.
She clips more each week,
Treats each like an antique,
And guards them against any burgla'.
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