Sonnets from Suburbia
Lady Penelope is having trouble with her Yoga practice. Could it be her attitude or her arthritis? What’s a lady to do?
Yoga Trouble
I find myself in downward facing dog
Declining to move forward into plank.
Not in the present moment, in a fog,
My Yogic attitude is rather rank.
Reluctantly I breath and shift my pose,
Reminded to be only where I’m at,
Distracted by arthritis in my toes
And by my extra lay’r of belly fat.
Beloved teacher asks, does not command
That we all focus in on our intent.
Alas my thoughts are like the shifting sand
Indulging my internal argument.
We fin’lly come together chanting “Om”,
But typically my head’s already home.
The tomato behind The Three Tomatoes.
Cheryl Benton, aka the “head tomato” is founder and publisher of The Three Tomatoes, a digital lifestyle magazine for “women who aren’t kids”. Having lived and worked for many years in New York City, the land of size zero twenty-somethings, she was truly starting to feel like an invisible woman. She created The Three Tomatoes just for the fun of it as the antidote for invisibility and sent it to 60 friends. Today she has thousands of friends and is chief cheerleader for smart, savvy women who want to live their lives fully at every age and every stage. She is the author of the novel, "Can You See Us Now?" and co-author of a humorous books of quips, "Martini Wisdom." Because she's lived a long time, her full bio won't fit here. If you want the "blah, blah, blah", read more. www.thethreetomatoes.com/about-the-head-tomato
