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Ratleader

Member Rara Avis

since 2003-01-23

Posts 7026
Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass

0 posted 2003-09-28 11:35 AM

Shopping For Decorations

A man could perish
in a shop like this,
never emerge

the aisles sized
for women only
too many odd things
hanging eyebrow high
and walls decked with
wicker and wikka,
corners strung up
like dreamcatchers
with candlesmell
and the pagan
reek of brass

the clerk slips past,
arms folded across
a load of ornaments
and doll patterns,
her blouse buttoned
low in the heat,
and the scent of her
almost too sudden
as she looks back
with a knowing, and

turning to stack
her things, says
“If you need anything,
just let me know”

wondering all the
way home

[This message has been edited by Ratleader (09-28-2003 01:54 PM).]

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

1 posted 2003-09-28 11:44 AM

....wondering all the way home!

Perfect conclusion to this lovely "report" of shopping.

Very enjoyable and well done!
Love, Margherita

KristieSue

Senior Member

since 2003-01-31

Posts 1460
PA, US

2 posted 2003-09-28 11:44 AM

LOL only a man...

nice job Ratleader.

"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." -Japanese Proverb
~ KS

Martie

Moderator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

3 posted 2003-09-28 11:47 AM

Ed...This made me smile...shopping can be such a drag, ya gotta spark it up with something, and it seems you did.

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

4 posted 2003-09-28 11:53 AM

A nice twist...
to October.

Bonnie j
Senior Member

since 2003-06-27

Posts 1588
Ohio

5 posted 2003-09-28 11:57 AM

I love shopping. The scent of perfume, the textures of materials of every kind.The glitter, the music. Only thing I don't like is the mall that is packed with people toe to toe unable to move. Sooo.........
I home shop with the uninspiring TV.
There are times I wish there was a downtown filled the fragrances of yesterday.
Good write and was that little critic with a sock on his head a sittin' on your shoulder when you wrote this one?
See Ya BOn-Bon

ice
Member Elite

since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

6 posted 2003-09-28 12:03 PM

Oh boy, RL you have captured the way I feel and what I think, when I make my yearly pilgrimage to the mall at Christmas time...

“If you need anything,
just let me know”
*
wondering all the
way home
..................
enjoyed the read.....ice

dingusjr
Member

since 2003-09-24

Posts 415
Missouri

7 posted 2003-09-28 05:10 PM

Well heck......she asked the man if he needed anything, didn't she??
Nice job once again, Rat....as always

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

8 posted 2003-09-28 05:16 PM

(big hugggssssssss) Shopping season can always be so difficult sometimes, yet it is an adventure and I love to just sit back and enjoy the ride! (sigh) Sometimes going down those aisles can truly be fun, sweet friend, just have to be vigilant, God Bless You, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Ed, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

I don't need no proof when it comes to God and truth
I can see the sun set and I perceive

***Live***

Susan Caldwell
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

9 posted 2003-09-28 05:33 PM

groan...

What must the men I talk to think when I say, "Can I help you?" ahhhhhhhh...

I need a shower...

Susan

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

10 posted 2003-09-28 05:47 PM

Classic, Rat!!!
Get this, I just got a ten dollar gift certifcate for my Birthday...
from the regional office. Does that mean I rate?

Get sexier with every year it said,
I think they're just saying that to make
feel good about myself! lol~

Such fun this was~

Ringo

Member Elite

since 2003-02-20

Posts 3684
Saluting with misty eyes

11 posted 2003-09-28 05:56 PM

Ed- This is an instant classic!!! Thank you for describing the shopping scene so that women might understand.
Terrific Job.

We are all equal but we’re individually different
and able to reach the impossible if we try.

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

12 posted 2003-09-28 06:27 PM

her blouse buttoned
low in the heat,
and the scent of her
almost too sudden
as she looks back
with a knowing, and

turning to stack
her things, says
“If you need anything,
just let me know”

wondering all the
way home

ROFL... I love this! *S* But you'd have been in for a whack upside the head if you'd done more than wonder... and write. *G*

This is classic, my friend. *S*

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