Monday, May 29, 2023

as I stood in the checkout line

she stood in front of me
in the long self-checkout line
she wore White Diamonds perfume 
with salt and pepper hair not dyed 
like other ladies her age
as I stood there, I wondered will I 
have the boldness to go all gray too
 
 

17 comments:

  1. Love it! I’ve finally given up coloring my hair. I have lots of grays, at 36! Including one big gray chunk in the front. I get lots of compliments on it!❤️

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  2. A great question! I hope you will. Gray is gorgeous!

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  3. I would suggest go for it. I had premature grey hair and after colouring it for a few years, I decided to go grey completely. I love it, can't say about other people who look at me with shocked expression. 😀
    A lovely quadrille, Arcadia, thanks for joining in. ❤️

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  4. A lovely take on the prompt word, Maria. I am waiting for the silver and white underneath to come through in the top hair, so I can wear it with pride!

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  5. I've been all grey for 17 years. I asked my day care friends and they said that they liked it natural. Done. 😁

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  6. I love this! Excellent storytelling here. I am 100% going to dye my hair when it goes gray (in my defense, I work in an industry with a lot of age discrimination) but I admire those who embrace their grays.

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  7. Personally I couldn't wait, because I've always loved grey hair. It took a long time, though, because I was blonde (dark hair seems to whiten much sooner).

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    1. Yes, I do believe dark hair seems to whiten soon. Thanks for stopping by.

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