I leave early to visit the market. <br />Weekend shopping gets more of a battle. <br />I scrape paint off the car as I park it, <br />Then forget parking-fee in the hassle. <br />The pushchair for baby needs mending, an <br />Ominous wobble begins in the wheel. <br />The dog slips his lead and chases a man <br />In a van, then he won't come back to heel. <br />I much later arrive at the fruit stall, <br />Dog, baby and wheel all by now screeching. <br />I grab the fruit bag which splits, apples fall <br />All over the floor, - I begin reaching, <br />And knock over more, - but it's eggs this time! <br />'Anyone breaking will pay' says the sign! <br />I laugh as I pick up my parking fine! <br />Is there anyone else with luck like mine?<br /><br />Fay Slimm<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/saturday-shopping/
