Lavender, pale yellow, light blue
Sage, aqua, taupe and a short note
Women’s not misses that’s for sure
The thing that’s really got my goat
What in the world is a mock neck
After asking twice- there they are
You guessed it- there was no XL
How I wish I was in my car
Lavender, yellow, blue I found
Now on to the spice department
To get myself some of that sage
Before my money is all spent
I saw a clerk and ask her please
Could she in my search assist me
She looked at me and said for what
I handed her my list to see
I wanted so to impress her
I told her from my high school French
I know that aqua was water
I should have stayed out on a bench
From my trip out west I knew that
Sage was a spice used to cook with
Though I readily admitted
That on taupe I must plead the fifth
She handed back my list to me
And walked away shaking her head
How rude can one clerk be I asked
Her look made me wish I were dead
With my mock necks I got in line
And wait so long they’re out of style
I’m off to the free wrapping booth
I search in vain for quite awhile
Look in the Service Department
A clerk says with a pleasant smile
With my number I get in line
It stretches for a country mile
My number is called finally
And I say to the gift wrapper
If wrapping is done in service
At this point I’m feeling dapper
Then where is the auto service
Now I see a cold icy stare
As she says to me, what color
I freeze, color why should she care
I try to remember, light blue
Lavender, sage and aqua too
She looks into my cringing face
I know for sure I’m in a stew
Which paper do you want she asked
And points behind her to the wall
Cringing with fear I squeak three please
And grab the counter lest I fall
Ice woman looks at me again
What color of bow would you like
A red bow will be fine I say
I’d like to tell her- take a hike
Do you want separate boxes
She asked me and I meekly nod
Do you want to write on the gifts
She’s feeling like a bloody God
It’s probably a trick question
I think I’ll go for no this time
How can I think of something nice
That will be proper and a rhyme
