Winter Banter

Winter Banter



Two ladies, off to have fun, not to the malls

But window shopping through the local stalls

Winter markets decked with lights and colour

Eats, meats, sugary treats less than a dollar

Hot stroopwaffels and yummy roasted nuts

We sampled few, healthy or not for our guts

Paintings vases decors for homes and garden

Sweaters, dresses for babies oldies n for maiden

We visited all the shops and liked so many

Unsure if we needed to, we didn’t buy any

Clicked selfies and requested for our photo

We hung around walked free, with no motto

We were hungry so went in to buy luncheon

Breads soups and toasties warm to munch'n

We came to see, to enjoy, not just to shop

Not silly anymore buy all n spend till you drop

She bought me a hat I wore, loved her Pro Bono

We laughed shared and dismissed any ‘fomo’

It was a cold day, alone at home would have been a sombre

But our walks and talks together made it so much warmer!!

Reviews

[emmajoygreen]

What a fun window-shopping adventure for those two ladies - (definitely laughing/chatting the entire time!) You've described the laden stalls, what they carried - foodtuff, lighting clothes and more. Such fine rhyming too: luncheon on/munch on (clever) ; to shop/til you drop etc. After a happy lunch, they laughed yet more - that's what women do! Happily home! Can be a marvellous change to get out and about for relaxed fun! Very visual.. wonderful

[Aarti Sriram]

Ya same girly fun and simple outing but rejuvenating!
Thankyou @Emma for sharing your thoughts so sweet! Have a nice sunday dear.

[emmajoygreen]

Am hoping to have a nice Sunday. Needing to finish some work first! Enjoy the day too.

[Chris Shaw]

Girly fun. Such an enjoyable read. It reminded me it’s about time I had a day out with one of my female friends. So much colour and laughter in this piece. It was a joy to read. Thank you.

[Aarti Sriram]

Many thanks @Chris for taking time to review. I hope you have a fun time with your girls really soon. Enjoy dear

[Marie]

A wonderful fun time shopping at the local market is so excellently penned in this poem, dear Aarti. So lovely to shop in so many different outlets for so many different things and to enjoy a wonderful day. So lovely to exchange gifts at the end of the day and have shared wonderful memories to remember through the years ahead. So lovely to have a day off from the world and enjoy your own little world feeling totally relaxed and then, next day return to the world againg feeling totally renewed. A beautifully penned narrative write filled with excitement, great joy and happiness. Thank you for sharing, Aarti. I so enjoyed...

[Aarti Sriram]

Glad to know you enjoyed it Marie! Writing becomes easier when the experience is real than when I imagine and write. But the imagination wont stop will it. Especially after reading great works from writers like you and all. Thankyou for always stopping by to review so lovingly and lively my dear!

[Marie]

Most welcome always, dear Aarti. Have a very nice evening and enjoy...

[Lorry]

A nice day for those involved plus their wallets and purses.
I do like me a good old hunt in the winter or Christmas markets and have picked up some great barhlgains too, but it is so much more about the shopping and the German winter Market nearby beats all hands down, with their amazing smells and tempting tasters. It makes everything more festive too, especially when you go with a friend who is obsessive about Christmas tree decorations like a woman possessed!
I have absolutely no idea why, but I am now craving apple strudel and it isn't even lunch time yet!
😃

[Aarti Sriram]

tasty review indeed ) : go for it enjoy your lunch and dessert dear @Lorry!
Thankyou for your kind words and sharing your thoughts.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Looking can be delightful in itself....and nothing we could purchase could be better than that friend with whom we can share all that we dare.
j.

[Aarti Sriram]

You saud it dear J .
Yes good old friends and good company always is very special and memorable. Thankyou for your time.

[Jeyanthi]

That was a fun ride...
Especially with close friends...
It brings me some memories...
Time spent with friends are always feel good even when we recall it.. we might laughing at it our mischief

[Aarti Sriram]

Nice you got reminded of your fun girly times! Ya we too laugh so much thinking about it. Thanks Jeyanthi for your time dear!

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

i really started to rock to this beat. while it tells such a banal story, it was fun and full of carefree joy. but the ending had a surprising twist -- the recognition that these 'normal' days spent with friends is something we ought to be grateful for. this day spent wandering around town may not be world-changing or life-affirming, but without such days the glimmer in the universe dims. one thumbs up for the fun rhymes, and another thumbs up for the sagacious insight.

[Aarti Sriram]

Thankyou @Ern. I learnt a word "segacious" from your review. It was fun discovering and reading more about its usage.
It was a simple write, glad you liked .
Enjoy a nice Sunday!