Ode To K-Mart

On the occasion of the K-Mart being demolished in Mandeville

Gone is the blue light special,

The store known as K-Mart,

When Christmas season rolled around,

It's where we all would dart.

From the long lunch counter,

To the racks of shoes,

From the auto service center,

To fabric of many hues.

Nothing beat the wide array,

Garden center full of plants,

The hardware section with all its tools,

All the shirts and skirts and pants.

We will miss you K-mart,

You brought us lots of joy,

Popcorn, videos, health goods too,

And now and then a toy.

The balloons were great, the CD's cool,

The greeting cards were neat,

The memory of shopping with our friends,

At K-mart can't be beat.

As you go to retail heaven,

And the sweet buy and buy,

Say hello to our old friends,

Especially TG&Y.

K-Mart being demolished, December 2019 (Photo by Henry Beck)