Lists for gifts

I’m not good at making lists at all

I place my faith in memory and recall

But the holidays are a time when I need

Meticulously made lists indeed

Holiday gifting is a task delicate

If I forget someone, I am tempting fate

There are always more people in my orbit

Than the initial count, who deserve a gift

Some had unexpectedly gifted me last year

They must be included in the gifting sphere

Then I obsess over the gift value

It is helpful to have a list for it too

So I can compare values from last year

Before loosening my purse strings dear..

I refer to the list each time I’m at a store

When I think I’m done, the list is revised once more

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Now let me go back to my list and see

If gift shopping has been completed satisfactorily…