Sears, Save me

Remembering when...the Sears catalogue was the most important book on the planet!

Hoping for a new look

Getting to pick one

From a book

A catalogue of stuff

So colorful and thick

This is where

I get to pick

A new school outfit

Just one that is

It takes me so long

Since it is just one

Got to get it right

So they won’t make fun

Hoping for a new look

This year at school 

So I may seem

Reinvented and no longer

me

Author's Note

Remembering when...giddy while choosing one new outfit from the Sears catalogue for the start of any Junior High year. I was/am a slender build and Sears did not cater to my body type.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

You threw me into a reverie so solid, I almost couldn't find my way back! Didn't I hear that Sears is closing a bunch of stores now? Growing up in the boondocks, the Sears Catalog was my only connection to the modern world. Forget about the web. This was our web! You've captured many of the essentials, like having only one new outfit (why I started working when I was 11!) This is one of those poems I wish I'd thought of! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[KCthelastboyscout]

I don't think people shop at Sears anymore ( sign of the times) but Im certainly glad you were able to reminice about a happier time in your life.im sure you were smiling writing about this 😊

[Kami]

Hahahaha- yes,thinking of younger days : )

[Maxwell Ryder]

I remember in school, if your mom was shopping at sears for clothes, you weren’t considered cool. But they had some great deals.

[Kami]

Exactly!! It wasn't quite the same "way back then", but now, do people still shop at Sears??? (Not when there's Amazon and H&M)

[Bina]

Now the internet replaces catalogues but the price is a bit high. At least a paper catalogue didn't record your every last whim. Lovely poem! I do enjoy reading your words

[Kami]

Thanks so much! It shows my age and that's cool. It's such an odd memory that I can feel/picture to this day. Those are the things I find I can easily share in words : )

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

You have a strong feeling conveyed in this poem, showing how it really would have felt. Great write!

[Karmee]

This is really good, I enjoyed this.
It's just a nice poem.

[Kami]

Thanks for checking it out- much appreciated! : )

[Silmara McGarry]

Really sweet. Written with a touch of innocence and good description. The reader can easily see the scene! Well done Kami! ;-)

[Kami]

Thank you for taking the time to leave your thoughts- really, really appreciated! : )

[Silmara McGarry]

You are most welcome, dear!