Hi Sally,
I keep reading this to see what it tells me about the significance of buying 
a diary... it's interesting that it's done at the last minute, it's also 
intetresting that it's something for one's self and not for others, it's 
interesting that it's a business diary with all the more personal things 
that are around to buy, and New Year's Eve is a time for persons not for 
business...
I also know how long I spend trying to get a diary that feels user friendly 
for me - and has all thiose pages of user information that, when I get a 
magnifying glass, I can find both absurd and interesting! Last year I nearly 
bought one intended for Dairy Farmers!
But I'm rambling now, merely chewing the cud.
Happy New Year!
Bob


>From: sally evans <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: New Years Eve
>Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 23:18:45 +0000
>
>New Years Eve
>
>Down the village through the slush
>to look for a business diary.
>Past the walkers and slitherers,
>woolshops and kerbside cars.
>
>In the long gift gallery
>I walk through daily to the post office
>is just the diary I want.
>The shop lady hides her satisfaction
>
>that on this, the last day of the year
>I have not walked on, through paper flowers
>and other people's presents,
>but stopped to buy.
>
>Happy New Year all -
>SallyE