Ode to the holiday stretch

If you desire to stretch your wallet at the Dollar Tree,
Perhaps ‘twould not be wise to do so right on Halloween.
Your fellow Metroplexians just don’t like to spend the dough,
And then they wonder why the checkout line moves really slow.
The Christmas decorations shining brightly on display
Are there for early shoppers who anticipate the day,
And at the Family Dollar, where the aisles are overstocked,
This creates juxtaposition with procrastinators flocked
At the checkout line to purchase bags and bags of cheap candy,
And you hope that they will not forget to celebrate Thanksgiving.
At times like these, you breathe in deep and exhale with a sigh
As you yearn with wistfulness when you remember times gone by --
That fall and winter morph into a special time of year,
When holidays become a time to keep your family near.
At Thanksgiving and Christmas, you become a child again,
As holy days will bring ethereal wonder to the mundane.