I'm working my way towards Christmas
by saving the pennies and pounds
to buy gifts for the whole of the family
and take on my Christmas-eve rounds.
I'm off to the sales tomorrow
to see what is there to be had,
I'll get something in blue for Aunt Mabel
and something useful for Mum and for Dad.
Although I know it is early
to shop in the heat of the sun,
but it's better than battling through blizzards and snow;
in winter the chore's not much fun!
It's not easy to get in the spirit
of thinking of gifts for the tree,
but from the numbers of shoppers who queue at the till,
there are hundreds of people like me!
Submitted by Muriel Canzini,
Thornton-le-Dale
Updated: 11:35 Thursday, July 05, 2001
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