Superstore Poems

My Best is at Rest

...My Best is at Rest.
This is a tribute to my Lifelong Best Friend Katrina.

My Best friend/Sister has passed on from this life.
She lived a life of love. To know her was to automatically love her....

IT'S SIMPLE, SIMON

...IT’S SIMPLE, SIMON

Simple Simon met the pieman,
In the superstore.
He asked how much, the pieman said,
“Two pounds twenty-four.”

“They used to be a penny,”
Simon said with ...

LITTLE BO PEEP

...LITTLE BO PEEP

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep
And doesn’t know where to find them.
Leave them alone and they’ll come home,
Bringing their tails behind them

But, after a w...

Pickle Party

...PICKLE PARTY

The pickles were having a party
In the superstore one night.
The manager was home in bed
So they knew they were all right.

It was a singles party,
Each looking...

Tom Cunninghams Cunning Marmite Conspiracy - An Ice Cream Gran Special

...It’s dreadful, a disaster, it’s a terrible calamity
Housewives going frantic for the thing they seek but cannot see
Supermarket workers helping those who shout the most
Try their best to find a ja...

Each Small Ornament Reminds Me of You

...I always considered you littered my home,
Small knickknacks adorning overcrowded shelves.
The marble statues you bought from lovely Rome,
I leave them there, a memory of ourselves.

And in gay P...

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

...Schwegmann, Winn Dixie, the Superstore and more
Customer service was instilled indeed in you for sure
You hungry so you pull up in the drive thru
Welcome to McDonald's, how may I help you?

Bask...

Where Are the Gallant Knights

...Whither the true gentleman who holds the door open for a lady
  Whither the noble scout, escorting an elderly matron 'cross the street

Whither the friendly officer who greets me as I pass him on ...

I Am a Waiter

...I Am A Waiter

     “I am a waiter,” the man said to me,
     “ I wait in a restaurant serving luncheon and tea.”
     “I am a waiter,” I said with a sigh,
     “Where do you wait?” he asked in ...

The Sardine

...The Sardine

      (How the best laid plans
      can sometimes go wrong)


     The Sardine is an unusual fish,

     It spends all its life in a tin

     On top of a Superstore shelf

...

The Frozen Turkey Incident

...The Frozen Turkey Incident
                   (Absolutely True Story)

       One day whilst shopping in a Superstore	
       I saw a man bending over his basket on the floor.
       Then a chil...

Taking My Place

...To the man who shouted at me 
One morning on my way to the gym:
‘I’d like to be like you!”

You want to be like me.
You want to be me.
To take me just like that.

You want to just go up to a ...

''Credit Store''

...I have to make my living on my friends
                        My enemies contribute not at all
                      Therefore I cannot give,or profit ends
                           And then my ...

King of Beggars

...King of beggars set a target for his men a stager
              You must spend 100 dollars in the Spree market I do wager
                                        they gained momentum
             ...

Sunday Shopping

...Who has claimed 
the highest 
perch as I lurch
into the supermarket
for more inventory
to tell my story.
Sea birds roosting

on the superstore roof, 
or cruising its parking
lot: it's what they've
go...

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