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And one day I will sit among the fallen petals. |
** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Maiko Among the satin blush petals of the cherry blossoms like snow cover atop a lush sage grass eclipsing a garden in Kyoto where foreign ivy and a drove of prismatic blossoms bring artistry to the dull blacks and grays of the city she sits a dowager queen amongst the flowers who are apprentice to her beauty She is Geisha Were I to compass her siren splendor parody a taste of her lustrous allure share but a little of her sway over the Hanamachi, flower towns, I could caress the concept of deathless fame and know what it is to be more than just merchandise to be a cardinal prize whom which men outbid and outdo their brothers and comrades to spend a night with the essence of dreams But I know not the power she commands with a slight exposure of her rarefied wrist or the coy enticement of her flicker down eyes as her dahlia lips part for a sigh and she reveals the draw of the Geisha girl I am only Maiko I join the regiment of men who flock the Okiya with gifts of Obi and Kimono to hear her pluck but a note on the Shamisen to hear her sing but a verse of Yuyake, Koyake to hear her whisper but a word of praise For if she were to praise me imbue the ways of the Onna Geisha history down upon me I would rise to the vocation of discipline and tedious tics of compulsive demands of the culture of my foresisters before me I would come to learn and make the karyūkai, the flower and willow world, my own world, my own home, my own dream and one day I will sit among the fallen petals stealing breaths from the men who lay their eyes upon me and know they will meet no other woman who will satisfy their company the way I do. One day I will be where she is. One day I will be Geisha ------ Definitions and Explanations: For information about Geisha, go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisha Maiko- a apprentice Geisha Onna Geisha - a woman Geisha. The Geisha used to be a mainly male society. Kyoto - a popular city where Geisha can still be found today. "Yuyake, Koyake" - a traditional Japanese song. Okiya - Geisha Houses. Young girls are usually sold to these houses and trained to be Geisha here. Hanamachi- "flower towns," districts where Geisha houses are present. Karyūkai - the high-culture world of the Geisha. Shamisen - a three string instrument that is typical of Geisha performances. Obi - the sash worn around a Kimono. Kimono - typical dress of Japanese culture. ------- Written for "Invalid Item" ![]() |