AMERICANS are always fascinated by our small & compact & Open All Hours Corner Stores ~ some of which have operated on the same site for hundreds of years. There always used to be a tortoiseshell Cat sitting on a Sack of Spuds ~ butter as in a great slab & cut and wrapped in greaseproof paper and sugar weighed into a paper bag. Now they are more hygienic but less fun ! There was always time for a chat with other Customers & the Boss ! I an strange way COVID 19 has given them a bit of a boost !
T heres always a Corner Store ~ in every little
H amlet in the UK. It always sells .......
E verything ! But they are a dying breed.
C orner Stores survive by always being
O PEN ALL HOURS ~ when other Shops SHUT ! They*re
R un now by the PATELS ~ Who live in a .......
N eat Flat ~ behind or above the Shop ! This
E xplains how they can be ~ OPEN ALL HOURS !
R egular Shoppers ~ treated like FAMILY
S tores like this ~ used to be the norm ~ before
T he Supermarkets came along ~ with their strict .......
O pening & Closing times and Self Service .......
R otating till Staff ~ also Self Check-outs !
E verything at Speed ~ NO TIME FOR A CHAT !
Thanks for visiting comments welcome ~ Love ANGELA & BRIAN ๐งก๐ค๐
This Poem is presented as a 3 6 5 Blank Verse Acrostic Sonnet ~ OK