Amazon won’t donate a spot prize
or fix your puncture on a windy wet Tuesday in November
by the side of the road
Add an extra pack of biscuits to your shopping order because your 5 year old loves Hob Nobs
Amazon won’t line the pitch the night before the big match after a long day at the office and a coaching session with the under 15s
Amazon won’t rewire the dusty fuse box before curtain up
or fix your wedding shoes and refuse a dime
Amazon won’t give you luck penny when you buy your first car
They won’t mow your lawn every Sunday when your twins come early
or call on your elderly parents and leave cake for tea
Amazon won’t beam with pride when you pull on the club jersey, pat your back and offer words of encouragement even in defeat
Remember the prize
It is all of us
Well said, Mary. On the other hand they did deliver a box of books from a thoughtful nephew during Lockdown, though perhaps Easons would have done the same but not as fast as Amazon Prime! But nothing like browsing the books myself in my favourite bookshop or turning over titles in the library. As for changing the tyre, wiring the fuse, baking the cake, lining the pitch-I love your images, so local, so comforting and so true!
Thank you Marie. I was thinking of all the unsung heroes who keep us all going. If we loose our local shops, we will loose so much. I was raised by a mighty village. Happy to give back.
Wise words !
Thanks a million Valerie.