Short Retail Poems

Retail reality is: Rite-aid roustabout ripping into a rack of ranchy Ruffles...

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Stinking, rancid meat,
Injected, colored, perfumed;
Ready for retail....

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rainy retail park
turning on and off again
techno logic love

lost rhyme and losing reason
my computer saying 'O'...

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If for in just
One memory
A person 
A tale
Retail
That
They
Though
I
Was
Funny
At 
Peace
I will
Be
aS
fUNNY
I
Will
Finally
B...

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autumn in full swing
Christmas being overswung
a big retail axe
gashing pocketbooks early
will pause on the thirty first...

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six inches of trash

for half fluid ounce product ...

green waste for the face







... CayCay
June 15, 2019...

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Hard working farmers
long hours spent in fields 
reaping the benefits

Sending surplus
to retail stores 
feeding families daily




...

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its has gress
 and a pass
drive in side 
its wide
this is where to go
rent space at this store
also a secrity fence
this is the place
RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT...

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Sell a black man his favorite enjoy,
a lounge chair plush leather Laz-e-Boy
Such rich cotton irony,
poor speech pickaninny
Risky retail fighting words to employ...

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COMING TOO SOON
by H.B.Ussach

Popping up like pre-fab stucco-concrete-aluminum posies,
Poking up on parking lots as donut shops and quick lubes,
They are plain, utilitarian, proletarian low-low-price bunkers
On a retail war-weary land....

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I don’t mind some wishes missed 
From my lifelong bucket list - 
Better world to coexist 
Without war’s cold iron fist. 

Truce not sold in retail store, 
Ought to nurture it therefore, 
Golden goal, no less no more - 
Peace in 2024! 
...

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I can't cope with copacetic,
A life of compromise seems to me pathetic,
Without completing dreams, I can't gauge my worth,
So with arms raised high, Eyes shut, I fly out to mirth,
I find myself flattened quickly against a glass ceiling,
Now a budding career in retail seems appealing....

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All you see are gifts and lights in the mall 
         Loads of Christmas trees standing tall
No wise men in sight 
            Vendors in a retail fight
The gist is lost in their race to enthrall 










3rd place
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HUMOR CONTEST
Sponsored by: CAROLYN DEVONSHIRE...

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Over the counter (OTC) refers to a class of drug or item that can be acquired from a healthcare provider without a prescription. Painkillers, cough and cold medications, allergy medications, topical treatments for skin disorders, and other items are frequently sold in retail stores, pharmacies, and online....

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Written by Gail DeBole

Fred Hardtselle, a salesman who died,
On his tombstone had these words inscribed:
"In a seance call me,
for a rather small fee,
I'll find out where you're going, and why!"


Note: Illustrated in Coloring within the Limericks available on Amazon.com and other retail websites....

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Supermarkets stay open
   The corner grocer can't
His plans, hopes and dreams
   All crushed like an ant's

Big box retail has income from selling its wares
   As the little guy quietly tears out his hair
His door must stay closed; those are the rules --
   of free enterprise in the land of the cruel...

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Written by Gail DeBole on May 18, 2009


There once was a fella named Murray
Who lived his life in a flurry.
When the grim reaper stopped by
Murry refused to die
Saying, "I have a 
Meeting at 10:30."

Note: Illustrated in Coloring within the Limericks available on Amazon.com and other retail websites....

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Written by Gail DeBole on February 4, 2013

A man with the name of Feng Shui
Arranged his life in a Qi-loving way.
Full of sweet harmony,
And life planned to a “T”,
Bad Karma didn’t “stand” in his way!

Note: Illustrated in Coloring within in the Limericks available on Amazon.com and other retail websites....

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Written on April 3, 2017
By Gail DeBole

Ben’s best friend was a dog named Zid
Who he treated just like his own kid.
When Ben rode his bike
Zid piggy-backed like a tyke
Holding tightly in case of a skid.

Note: Illustrated in Coloring within the Limericks, available on Amazon.com and other retail websites....

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You hang on a rail
Poised in the window.
Flaunt yourself to passers by.

They gawp at you
Then walk on by.

You start to feel cheap
No one cares anymore
They want to swap you
For a newer model.

They move you to the back 
You've sunk to their level.

Few people try you on.
Your last year's fashion.
Your on sale....

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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'.


Note: Illustrated in Coloring within the Limericks available on Amazon.com and other retail websites....

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March 16, 2016
Written by Gail DeBole

Leprechaun - Version 16.0

A Leprechaun who would not rest
Until achieving his virtual best.
Would look for the gold
As he virtually scrolled
To find his emoji treasure chest.

Note: Illustrated in Coloring within the Limericks, available on Amazon.com and other retail websites....

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The fallen nest of life
whose straw lay strewn,
holds no bidders.

The ransacked burrow
...caved in,
holds no retail value.

The marsh land paved,
still resonates
through your cup of tea.

Twas their last plea;
which you ignored.

Real estate is only profitable
when built by people.

...But animal real estate
holds more value....

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I am tall, I am slender,
Light Green but not cucumber.
Have a snout, have a tail,
Found in market & even retail.

Packed with Vitamin C, K & Calcium,
I punch my weight in nutrition.
Eat me & get a healthy heart, Bring down cholesterol & fat!

I am 90% water & light,
& can climb up with delight.
Eat me & be wise,
as solid, liquid or otherwise!...

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January 17, 2016  
Updated February 18, 2016
Written by Gail DeBole

There once was a thief named Brooks
Who wrote a crook’s self-help book.
He charged a very small fee
But the thieves got it for free,
When they self-helped themselves to the books. 

Note: Illustrated in Coloring within the Limericks available on Amazon.com and other retail websites....

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