The Shopping List
Without exception, everyone who mentions my poems to me, says that this one kept coming back into their mind. That’s a nice thought. It’s perhaps one of my shortest ever poems but it says a lot, I think. Happy muzak! yay!
The Shopping List
Folded neatly, once, discarded in the basket
with a snippet of leaf from a cabbage, I think,
a pointless piece of somebody else’s life
that gets trapped between my fromage and my frais.
Carried home with me, in my bag for life,
(predictably frayed at the edges)
and perused over freshly purchased ginger tea,
I read,
‘One pt of milk,
One wholemeal sliced,
Carrot and swede (diced),
One chicken breast’
Then written in a different hand,
as though a secret thought,
or a cherished wish…
‘flowers’.
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great to hear.. would be great if you could add the lyrics too..
Dhyan said this on September 4th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I shall do that for you right now. Thank you so much for listening.
kierstyboon said this on September 4th, 2009 at 9:36 am
ohh.. man. i mean, mi lady! that was quick, thank you so much. i do hope to get hold of that book of yours one day.
Dhyan said this on September 4th, 2009 at 9:50 am
I’m trying to sort out a way that people can buy it without the expensive P&P costs from Lulu. I shall figure out a way soon
kierstyboon said this on September 4th, 2009 at 9:52 am
One Woman and Bus Ride still my fave but yeah I can see why this works. Brilliant lady.
Moz said this on September 4th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
very nice!!!
shraddha
shraddha said this on September 5th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Wow! That is brilliant. The music is perfect, the reading the poem, everything.
Paul said this on September 6th, 2009 at 7:23 am