Sunday Shopping

[Burni]

Sunday Shopping

The Sunday morning starting grid
The supermarkets doors
All lined up and ready to go
An uneasy pause

That time approaches slowly
The clock hands moving round
Big hand on the five now
Six is where it’s bound

At the appointed moment
The doors are opened wide
All those gathered people
Surge forward like the tide

This is not a sale day
Just a Sunday morning rush
It’s not as if it’s crowded
There is no fear of crush

The shoppers with their trolleys
Go charging round the store
Rushing here and charging there
They know what they want for sure

Trolleys becoming fuller
As they traverse up the aisle
They must be nearly done now
Just look, they’ve such a pile

Trolley full and shopping done
They head for the nearest till
Head of the queue is in their sight
They charge with iron will

Body swerve and trolley wiggle
They have made it to first place
Twenty minutes shopping time
They have won the race

Standing there still puffing
The time they’ve saved just great
Sunday is a busy day
There is no time to wait

Think of that explosive action
From the women and the men
But hang on just a minute
The checkouts don’t open til ten

[Mercury]

LOL Oh Burni that is brilliant, and so very true. You've captured the situation perfectly.
And it's only taken me 3 months to reply! - sorry.

I reckon I can get my shopping done in 20 mins....... then it's loading it onto the conveyor belt and back into the trolley to get to the car, plus waiting time .... ooooh maybe hour and a half :D