BLACK

Posted on September 20, 2013 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

for Haiku Heights, Day 20 image Audrey Hepburn

hepburn

The smartest colour
to adorn many women
is as dark as night.

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Humour that is black
is nearly always offensive –
not funny at all.

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12 Responses to BLACK

  1. Alice Keys says:
    September 21, 2013 at 18:57

    I still wear black (too much) but haven’t seen my pearls in ages. Very nice.
    If you have a moment, have a looka t mine:
    http://alicekeysmd.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/be-entirely-blind/

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  2. The Laughing Housewife says:
    September 21, 2013 at 14:48

    Good haiku but I’m not sure I agree with the second one…and you know me, always worried about offending people.

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  3. magicalmysticalteacher says:
    September 21, 2013 at 13:46

    Just for the sake of argument, I’ll take a different approach: I rather like some black humor. Not all. But some.

    The Black Rebozo

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  4. Sumana Roy says:
    September 21, 2013 at 12:47

    both nice but second one is my favorite…….

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  5. Eha says:
    September 21, 2013 at 06:09

    Oh, thank you! Loved Audrey, loved the film, hated the vacuous George Peppard . . . still remember! Remember being so ‘jealous’ in my teenage years of whom I believed the ‘goody’ girls of the generation just kind’of ‘ahead of me: Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Ingrid Bergman!! With a huge smile I grew up to recognize all had been ‘more’ than normal!! Still read their auto/biographies with a smile . . . !! Oh still wear black and pearls also!!!!!!

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  6. Usha Menon says:
    September 21, 2013 at 05:15

    Great to see Audrey Hepburn. Both the Haiku are fabulous.

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  7. Lynda says:
    September 21, 2013 at 05:06

    These are well done, Viv.
    And OH, I do love Audry! 😉

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  8. Locomente says:
    September 21, 2013 at 04:14

    I loved both..
    Talks about unrelated things yet thoughtfully connected by the prompt!

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  9. siggiofmaine says:
    September 20, 2013 at 23:11

    I agree with both…and loved seeing the photo of Audrey Hepbern when I opened your bog site !
    My mother always told me “Black is smart…with white pearls of course !”
    Thanks for the great takes on the prompt…the second one is, for me, a great one…said so well
    Peace
    Siggi

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  10. colonialist says:
    September 20, 2013 at 21:39

    I’d agree wholeheartedly with both of those!

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