`Barefoot Courtisan`

Geisha girl. Lotus pearll

   zen gardens float on fronds of ferns

          and green peacock feathers

 

blending colors of cherry blossoms and rainbows

   but how does your garden flow?

 

geisha girl, lotus pearl

   bleeding into blue cracked teacups

         empty teardrops tainted in black mascara

 

on white kabuki art drawn masks

    porceline in a garden cannot grow

 

geisha girl, lotus pearl

  locked  up dreams  wrapped too tight

    in dyed kimonos and dainty tea cakes

 

breaking inside fleeting beauty 

    a dying, colorless heart of a barefoot courtisan

 

 

Reviews

[J.V. Stanley]

I've always had a fascination with Geishas and your poem is an absolute work of art-phenomenal read rich with beauty and intrigue. This is going in my favorites because the richness of the words, how you painted the picture is absolutely breathtaking. Glorious poem my dear.

[Mark]

What I hear in this, Fran, is the eternal tragedy of the woman who subverts her true self, who creates an image that she believes another craves, and the sadness that accompanies that decision. A tragedy not limited to Japanese women, need I add?

[Robert Haigh]

Quite a deep and clever write. Very good use of poetic language, and the poem has a nice flow to it. Well done.

[Shalini Dinesh]

beautiful imagery.... fine flow of words....nice to read

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abosolutely stunning..captivating words and phrasing..this is divine..and their is something about the geisha's that is intriguing..

[Klyn]

Beautiful!

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

a rich banquet of imagery and scents and sounds~ a diorama of beautiful fragility painted with your poetic brush~

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loved your 3rd stanza, this is amazing Fran, Nicely written!