The Shopper
HE ARRIVES
AND TOTALLY THRIVES
ON A MIXED BOX
OF SUPER STUFF:
ALL TO EAT…
NOT SO TOUGH
TO APPRECIATE
THIS KIND OF GIFT,
IT GIVES YOU
A LIFT
AND TIME TO LET
THE MOUTH WATER
BEFORE DINNER,
BEING THE WINNER
OF SHOPPING,
ALWAYS HOPPING
INTO THE CLOSEST STORE
SELECTING FROM MANY
AND FAMOUS GALORE:
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT WILL BE
CHOSEN, FRESH
OR FROZEN,
AND RARELY IS
THERE A REAL LIST,
BUT ONE
THAT JUST EXISTS
IN THE MIND
OF A DEVOTED
DANDY, SUGAR CANDY
MAN
WHO LEARNED
TO PLAY
IN THE OLDER DAYS,
AND THRILL HIS
DAUGHTER WITH
SHRIEKS AND LAUGHTER
OFTEN AND USUALLY
DIRECTLY AFTER
ARRIVING WITH
THE MASSIVE GROUP
OF YUMMIES…
IT MUST BE
A PLOT
BORN IN THE BRAIN
EARLY IN LIFE,
FOR HE NEVER
MENTIONED
THESE INTENTIONS…
UNTIL BEING A FATHER
AND A BROTHER
UNLIKE
ANY OTHER,
WHEN HE IS NOT
BURIED IN A BOOK
OR WALKING FOR MILES
TO TAKE A LOOK,
THE FUN OF SURPRISE
GLEAMS IN HIS EYES,
AND NOW ALL OF THIS
COMES WITH A KISS,
SOMETIMES A HUG
ALONG WITH A SHRUG,
BUT YOU CAN BE
SURE
THE ITEMS GIVEN
ARE TOP HAT GOOD
AND MEANT FOR LIVIN…
LIFE IS FAST
AND DOESN’T LAST
HE OFTEN SAYS,
CROSSING HIS LEGS
IN A POSE:
REMINDING US ALL
THAT LIVING IS SO SHORT
COMING AND GOING
RUNNING AND KNOWING
HOW TO BRING SMILES
FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES,
AND THIS ONE’S FOR YOU,
IN RED WHITE AND BLUE!
© JW Winslow 10/1/2023