Saturday, 13 March 2010

Haiku #79

"Mother's Day prices..."
"because she's worth it" must be
why we're paying more.

10 comments:

  1. Hi Dave,
    I think that 'because she's worth it' sentiment (along with all the Valentine hype is why there are way too many unreal expectations ~ all the way round.

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  2. Media: a God
    so real, yet ambiguous,
    death - impossible.

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  3. Prices will go up every opportunity but in this case you cannot put a price on what mother means. Nice writing and lovely sentiment.

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  4. A woman's lot: cost
    much less once upon a time
    exchange rates alter

    It isn't mother's day in NZ though!

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  5. This one gets me every year when I look at the prices of the Mother's Day cards. The double the price just because it says Mother.

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  6. This one gets me every year when I look at the prices of the Mother's Day cards. The double the price just because it says Mother.

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  7. Oh dear GAWD! Guilt people into buying extravagant silly items when really all they need do is give Mum a kiss.

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  8. All
    Belatedly, an apology. I had not realised that I had missed these comments when replying. grovel, grovel. Seemed to be a fair measure of agreement on the subject, though.
    Thanks everyone.

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