15th February

In the shop window:
the wide-eyed teddy bears,
clutching pink, satin hearts;
the cushions of crimson velvet,
embroidered with “I Love You”
in silver thread;
the tea-tray-sized cards,
offering a dozen, padded, red silk roses
“To My Girlfriend”;
the gold-rimmed, champagne glass pairs,
packed in boxes
displaying them through
cut-out, cellophane-covered hearts.
All half-hidden behind the
paper banners stuck to the inside of the glass:
”Half Price Sale”.


16 February 2009

I was deliberately trying to use "clunky" language to convey the tackniess of the items (just in case you thought it was all a bit "over-wordy")!