Every morning I walk to the shop,
Two minutes there,
Buy the paper,
Two minutes home,
Five, maybe six minutes,
But
Sometimes it is different.
I could meet Stan
And we have a chat,
It could be his wife, Janice
We stand and talk.
I often meet Peg
Who always asks after my wife.
Maybe Tony is out the front,
And we chat for a while.
It could be Sara.
If it is Tom we talk,
And talk,
And talk.
And that is why the two-minute walk,
Walk to the shop,
Can sometimes
Take over half an hour!