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Lockdown shopping
Today I went shopping,
lockdown shopping is hard.
Queue up just to take a look,
changing rooms are barred.
Today I bought a new dress,
I must admit it isn't quite right.
It is just a little bit too small,
only a teeny tiny bit too tight.
Today I made a promise,
to eat healthily all next week.
I will not raid the biscuit tin,
I will turn the other cheek.
...Sunday 28th June 2020 10:54 am
Shopping At A Safe Distance
Standing in line, besides my disinfected trolley
In the supermarket car park, under my brolly
Distance shopping, it is the new normal
Two meters apart, so serious and formal
I quickly pick groceries, for others and mine
I queue down the aisle, it's a very long line
The assistant sits safe, behind a plastic screen
Sprays and hand gel, making everything clean
I miss the old d...
Saturday 23rd May 2020 12:04 pm
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