The shopping horror begins
\nwhen you enter the mall,
\nbrushing snow off the shoulders
\nof your parka, stamping slush
\noff your boots
\nto be assailed by beach towels
\ncotton summer wear
\nand lawn furniture.<\/p>\n
But this unseasonably warm year,
\nbarely past the first week of spring
\nthe same luscious display
\nsoothes the same shopper
\nwho, in shorts and T-shirt,
\nis for once in sync.<\/p>\n
How sweet it is
\njust once to enter a store
\nthat is selling
\nwhat do you want to buy
\nwhen you want to buy it.<\/p>\n
As for the brothers,
\nif they are wearing shorts and T-shirts,
\nthey too
\nare in luck
\n\u2014best laid plans of evil store managers
\nto the contrary.
\nHow they must fume!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NaPoWriMo Day 3 It was so warm today that a trip to the summer-ready shopping mall seemed entirely apropos. (#1054) Continue reading