Grocery List

I don't like shopping;

Be a dear, fetch these for me?

My house is empty,

And I'd appreciate some help:

 

A liter of double-toned milk,

Half a kilo of red cabbage,

Two tins of juicy rasgullas,

And a cannister of passion.

 

Ten ears of baby corn,

Hundred grams of mango pickle,

The cheapest box of oolong tea,

And a sackful of compassion.

 

Half a heart to replace losses,

A chestful of peppered courage,

A party of ripe lemons,

And ten slices of salted dreams.

 

Four paper bags of kisses I owe,

A bowl of wet misadventures,

A couple of floral pillowcases,

And a modest heap of sunshine.

 

A hand of unripe bananas,

Twenty slabs of cold patience,

Half a dozen jokes for emergencies,

And two bottles of fizzy love.

 

A handbook on writing letters,

The scrapbook I forgot to keep,

A roll of polaroid memories,

And a cut of gift-wrapping paper.

 

Run along then, dear,

Before the vendors stock out,

My home is empty,

And I'd appreciate some help.