WORDS: merry, trousers, marble, candle


Went to the store to buy a fancy candle
Something with a light vanilla scent.
On the way, saw more than I could handle
From new sweaters to decor for Advent.

When suddenly I stopped in my tracks! I say!
As I looked in one fine show case window.
The jackets and trousers they displayed,
Would even dress up a bare bellied Hindu.

Oh my, I cried with pure delight.
This is what I’ve been looking for.
I imagined myself dressed to the tee, just right
As I skidded across the marble floor.

When I got home and unpacked my new clothes,
I remembered that vanilla candle; never bought
I’ll go tomorrow, and I need some new hose,
Candle shopping is fun; I merrily thought.

Grandkids, playing, wise, story
_________________________
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
-- Robert Louis Stevenson