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