Across the breakfast table
She winks, smiles, snarls
An impish grin
Got the list?
Waving it in the air I read:
Eggs, ham, butter
A packet of beans,
Ice-cream, 6 titbats.
What are titbats?
To play tit with?
She laughs uproariously.
Her weekly list surprise.
Striped paint, a long wait.
I venture to the shops,
Men in jumpers, hats, scarves
Women a riot of colour
Pouring over red light specials
Eyes concentrating on their prize,
The long, short, round, thin,
All gathered some with trusty lists
Some out to see how the other half live.
Focused on my list, I search aisles
Laden with temptation
Delights of all kinds
My tastebuds salivating
Sugars of every description
Begging for a home in my trolley.
Recycled bags full
Dragged home through heavy crawling traffic
Unpack, admire now replenished pantry.
She takes my hand,
You done good boyo.
Wanna go play titbat?
Written for: http://dversepoets.com/2014/10/23/meeting-the-bar-ive-got-a-little-list/
Morpethroad 
Oh my, Michael, you had me laughing at loud at work! this is a very amusing read. thank you!
My pleasure Oliana, making you laugh makes my day.
haha…oh my..you have fun playing….lol…
i could not go to the grocery…it is like the last thing i want to do…
i always end up curled up in the corner…i cant find anything…
I can understand that brian but i am the only one here to do it. Thanks for reading and having laugh.
I am laughing the titbat part, ha ~ I prefer doing shopping myself unless its something that I forget, then hubby does his part ~ Enjoyed this one ~
Thanks Grace, have a good day.
Well, I must say that this American is stymied by ‘titbats.’ Haven’t a clue what they are, but do know that this would be a word that would not pass my lips. (Smiles.) A clever list poem, Michael.
Thank you Mary, the mystery i shall leave with you.
So Michael, do tell, how does one play titbats? LOL Fun read.
The answer is in the poem. Like what do you think you’d do with a wombat?
The lightness and fun in this really made my day. Something I really needed since my poor little car died in the middle of a busy intersection 🙄
P/S I’m so glad I bought a chocolate this morning 🙂
Oh dear Lyn did you try CPR? Or is it terminal? Thanks for dropping by glad you can still smile.
Oh that titbat should be on every list.. Seems to the right thing to have in the pantry.
Ah yes Bjorn i agree.
Nothing like a good laugh to start the day – and you provided that n this delightful poem. thanks Michael … still smiling.
Hi Tony, thanks for your comment happy to help start your day.
The list was good, the imagery of the shopping and shoppers was realistic, the titbat set the whole place into laughter, so yay to the titibats! Very funny mate.
Thank you Jenny, so happy to make you laugh.
Quite the list here, evoking fun images all the way through!
Thanks Kathy, appreciate you dropping by.
haha… now that sounds like some interesting game as a reward for doing the grocery shopping..smiles
Thank you Claudia, I would think so too.
thanks for the smile…some enjoyable lines they are…
Thank you Sumana, appreciate you dropping by today.
Groovy piece- felt like I was shopping along with you.
Thank you so much appreciate you reading my work.
The perfect shopping poetry – loved it absolutely…and the reward seems interesting too…
Thank you Abhra, glad you enjoyed my work. Have a good day.
Way to make list-making funny! Well done.
P.S.
What the heck is titbat? 🙂
Obviously something you play tit with.
Thanks Justin for reading and your comment.
Well, I sort of figured that but I’m still not sure about what…Oh, nevermind. 🙂
women a riot of color makes me think of Hong Kong
hurricane and jordan
Thank you so much for reading.
wonderful poem filled with charm and warmth – had me laughing!
So pleasing to see you laughing. Thanks so much for reading.
My husband and I usually shop together. We split the list to make it faster. But I must put tidbat on his list next time. I have no clue what it is but maybe he’ll find it.
Chris does all the grocery shopping. Makes sense since he knows what’s needed for what he cooks.
I do add things on the list every now & again though.
Perhaps I will add titbat on the next one. LOL