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this Christmas the shoppers
are all buying up
due to the economy
having a slight pick up

stores are finding it hard
to service demand
as shoppers have a few
spare dollars in hand

healthier trade is happening
all over the place
smiles can be seen on
many a store owner's face

toys and barbeques
are selling like hotcakes
so too socks teddy bears
and garden rakes

this Yule Tide Season
is very much improved
as there is a lot of merchandize
getting moved

last year the economy
was in a down kind of rend
and people couldn't afford
to spend spend spend
emblazoned
in letters large
none could miss the huge advertizement
the insignia
had much self aggrandizement

the cap did well accord
with the egotistical *****
who wore it
big on being full of himself
such importance

it is no stretch of the imagination
his beret did fit him comfortably
upon his overly inflated crown
it sat perfectly
A prompt from a fellow poet inspired this write...
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