toenails, colour chipped, pearly pink
cotton balls, acetone smell
leather kit, instruments in place
sun on the stainless steel clippers
crescent moons jump across the grass
nail file, one side rough, one side fine
checking the edges with a finger
tissues, folded, rolled, threaded between
toes, outstretched, separate
new bottle of polish, shaken
hunched over, two hands busy
painting each canvas, twice
minutes, waiting, walking on heels
stepping out in jandals
Copyright © Kirsten Cliff
First published in Waiariki Today, Issue 6, October 2008
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| Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand by Kirsten Cliff |
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