How sad was I to see this place

Reduce by more than half the space

The spot where we so loved to sit

To sip our drinks and chat a bit

And after we had chewed the fat

I'd roam around the store so that

My husband dear could then engage

The issues on the sporting page

And as I strolled from floor to floor

I hardly then returned before

Some kind of treasure, I indeed

Had bought regardless of my need

So now that we cannot sit down

I guess we'll have to look around

For someplace else where we can go

Goodbye little treasures, you'll miss me so

Carol Smith

Seattle