The Wearer of Koi It’s true, koi are kept for decorative purposes and these silk ones sport long, curly lashes, matte mauve bodies, hook-proof and rooted. Brocaded carp, the live ones are called. Beauty perseveres all over your blouse, one not far from a teardrop, a small pond near your breast- bone. I should warn you, one tear can hang on for years after someone leaves. So you may know what to wear, but not what to say. Say buying lace was a good mistake, worn for no one. Or that fish represent all that does not make us weep. Some even survive under ice. They come back to life minutes after placed in a pot of warm water, frozen solid all winter.