This old madam bought a big Christmas tree,
size could be problem she did not foresee.
Low level door frame it hit,
on dewed lawn she let it sit.
She dodged mind’s radar while on shopping spree.
This old lady bought a big Christmas tree
Size could be a problem she didn’t foresee
In the room she couldn’t take it
On the lawn she let it sit
She was out of mind while on shopping spree.
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November 27, 2022
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money spent foolishly
on material items
a waste of hard work
When the kids are in the shopping cart
They never stop once they start
Mommy, Daddy, I want these cookies
This candy, this cereal, this pizza, this --
They're pros at it, they never were rookies
When Dad goes shopping, if he's alone
He revels in his 'Comfort Zone'
I'll get this for my breakfast, this for my lunch
This for my dinner, and lotsa snacks, a whole bunch...
But when Mom goes shopping all by herself
Her only thought as she passes each shelf
Is what my husband likes, and how 'bout the kids
~ Never once considers her own needs, God forbid
Al went to the store to get a face mask
He found out, that was a such a hard task
All the shelves were bare
They didn’t have a spare
So he went home and drunk rum from a flask
* Not supportive of excessive drinking, just a bit a humor in these difficult times. Stay safe my friends!
Alexis Y.
3-22-2020
Wish Would Be on a Shopping Spree
From God everything was for free;
Including gifts and Christmas tree;
With were caught,
Food for thought;
Wish would be on shopping spree.
Jim Horn
Leaves of an evergreen tree
Don’t blow the romance all at once
Love is a shopping spree
Shopping Spree
It was a big shop, large as warehouse it sold everything I didn’t need;
and the shop was empty of staff. The thief in my thought: if I had a van
I could back it up to the entrance, take everything in sight drive off
and sell it to retailers who would say when I was caught, we bought his
stuff in good faith. I could make a thousand Euros, but would have to
spend it fast by going to nightclubs and be the big guy paying drinks for
everyone; and beautiful women would fawn over me.
Finally a shop assistant came chewing on a burger and smelling of
fried onions. Asked me what I wanted. “Two batteries for my remote
please.” They cost 67 cent. He didn’t have the three cents so I told him
to make it seventy. This pleased him no end, but having robbed
the shop I could afford to be grand. Coming home the batteries were
not the right sort, but never mind, they could be useful for something
else, say, to run my toy car.
Missing your voice
missing your calls
didn't think you would do it
i guess i blew it
thought at least we could be friends
but that i couldn't stand
wanted you as my man
i didn't want to pretend
go back to holding hands
watch you be with someone else
that's something i couldn't have felt
watch my heart break
break and shatter
what does it matter?
only thinking about this
makes me sadder
Shopping Spree
Picking
Paying
Stopping
Looking
Spending way too much, picking, paying.
Buyer of things, lots! Stopping. Looking.
© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
March 17, 2010
Poetic form: Tyburn
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