Ode to Shopping

Any season, any sale,

My natural habitat? Retail.

Paris to Shenzhen, Hong Kong to New York

Shopping, for me, is more than a walk

On a Saturday afternoon;  

It’s my anchor, my flight to the moon.

Sixteen hour trips around Asian stalls

Twelve hour adventures around outlet malls  

(In the States or the UK – I just need to hear

“Shall we go...?” My bag is always near).  

October now closes with staff on their knees

As they tinsel and bauble their Christmas trees  

Only three more pay days until January –

Or until Christmas Eve, for the unwary.   

Pantomime celebs have their contracts ready

For switching on the lights...ready...steady...

Sit back and relax, my shopping’s mostly done,

Time to enjoy the urgent pre-24^th sales

While watching the skaters in the cold crisp air;

An additional benefit of shopping all year.   

PS - Boots have another 1200 points on a £50 spend event on 31st October.  If you spent on October 10th, you should have received another 500 points voucher, too; check your receipts.