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Tuesday, 2 September 2014
Jeans
I really am an antique piece
I walk in sari, prefer flip-flops
A lady height impaired
Not extravagant
Never swoon over new fashion
Yet I like jeans
When next gen wears them
Not all varieties
Tattered or pencil ones
Are my eyesore
And
I am totally a fashion police
If an Indian lady my age
Puts them on
Why?
It’s….umm…..a faux pas
Why?
Jeans give them a droll look
So devoid of roots
I’m in a pall of gloom
Written for Laurie’s prompt Jeans
@ Poetry Jam
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smiles....seeing tradition go, is hard...it feels a bit like you are losing bits of your culture...of course our culture is all blue jeans...ha...i def like to rock mine...
ReplyDeleteI think a sari is much more romantic. But I admit I still like wearing jeans - they are so comfy and they last forever!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if some time in the future Jeans will become the traditions we hold on to. I like how you look at the world and i can feel you love and pride in the things that really matter. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteI had to smile with your poem, Sumana. So true, some women are not jeans women and liked the "faux pas" reference (I've used French phrases in my poem!)
ReplyDeleteThere may be rare occasions where jeans are handy. In a traditional environment it might cause wagging tongues though! Nicely Sumana!
ReplyDeleteHank
I'm not fond of tattered or pencil jeans either.
ReplyDeleteI think there is a certain elegance about wearing a sari that jeans will never have. And I like and respect your perspective. I smiled about you sometimes being 'the fashion police.' Though I am not extravagant, I too pay attention & sometimes shake my head at things others wear (too tight!! too short!!). I think there is a lot to be said for maintaining traditions in some regards..but then again if we here had maintained the traditions of my grandmother's era I would probably be wearing a long black dress & some black leather shoes. So I am glad this changed & happily wear my jeans.
ReplyDeleteI seem to be a member of the fashion police force also. Though I am not really "fashion conscious", I am more taste and modesty conscious!
ReplyDeleteluv the indian fashions; they are i think so ornate yet so elegant, hey but i think jeans are so comfortable, i'm wearing denims shorts right now
ReplyDeletehave a good Wednesday
much love...
I too sigh that some traditions are going but must admit that dresses is not one of them. I wear jeans almost all year round and love them. I smiled at the mention of flip flops as I really cannot walk in them.
ReplyDeleteI really like reading your perspective here and can understand what you are saying. Saris are so beautiful and they do look comfortable though there must be some secret way to wrap them so they don't come undone!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE sari...
ReplyDeleteBut I love jeans too...
Nice poem!!!
Love this. And saris are so beautiful, I don't blame you.
ReplyDeleteour dress is what we were raised withand where we live...in the USA jeans seem to be the thing of choice today sigh
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this .. and your unique perspective.
ReplyDeletesqueezed between traditions and modernity , nicely written
ReplyDeleteLike A Pair of Jeans