Bagging Poem

There are those who do not
Love a bag, fact of life,
Resisting change, who got
Shorted one time or other.

Reusable shopping bag
Saving the planet one
Bag at a time will sag
Unless supported on

Both sides, an all-around
Proposition propped
Up by the checker and
Shopper cooperatively,

And so we set the bag
Handles apart between
Us holding each one hand
The other stuffing in.

"The only problem," he
says, "is you have to hold
Them on both sides." Could be
An opportunity,

I say. He shakes his head,
"Too many hours a day."
And still time gets away.
He bends to stretch his back.

He looks old, tired, sad sack
Sorry to be there checking
And bagging groceries
But lacking springtime mischief

I shoulder my full bag
Forgetting change, the coins,
Distracted by these thoughts.
For values lead the mind

And what we treasure will
Always spare moments fill.

KLK