Comments on: Haiku 362

By: mary hatch bailey

mary hatch bailey — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:41:55 +0000

I tend to subscribe to the “no pain no gain” theory of working out. In my mind suffering leads to progress. I guess that’s why my brain immediately equated purple with bruising. Perhaps I should paint my toenails more often!

By: Alison

Alison — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:55:01 +0000

Oh, I’m glad you got it, Gillena! Ah, I think a streak of vanity is a good thing! I find I am happier when I give myself time to get gussied up, even if it’s just purple toe nails : )

By: Gillena Cox

Gillena Cox — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:04:45 +0000

i got the message pretty toe nail before i read the comments
i’ve got such a streak of vanity in me

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:08:33 +0000

My first reaction when I read this was that your toes were brusied. But then I thought, that doesn’t make sense and I knew you were painting the nails. I was always worried about my toenails in yoga class. All those toe touches and there you are face to face with them thinking, they need a trim, they are crooked, they are gross, they need paint…..

By: Alison

Alison — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:00:14 +0000

So my sister just read this and thought that “bright shiny purple” meant bruised toes!

So…. does this make more sense?

preparing toenails
for yoga class once again -
bright shiny purple

But I kind of liked “my” being in there. Oh, damned syllable counts! Not really… We are getting ready to go modern haiku very soon….