Image: Pretty actress Adachi Yumi from
'A Courtesan with Flowered Skin' (here)
Not in the shadows
Courtesans for known clients in
selected enclaves
Set with dignity
Geisha girls schooled in pleasure
Tired bones in tow
Respected calling
Moon and stars in unison
Perfect parnership
For Chev's CARPE DIEM Special #196
Hamish Gunn's 2nd 'on the street corner' and
Marian's The Tuesday Platform at Real Toads
That has to be a hard life indeed
ReplyDeleteWonderful write Hank.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Such a wonderful description of the role/life of a Geisha
ReplyDeleteThey have a much healthier attitude about such things than we do...but, unfortunately, we can never escape our puritanical roots.
ReplyDeleteAll to please the male... hmmm. Not so sure about "respected" IMO
ReplyDeleteAh. the complexities of a Geisha's life... I think I prefer the way we live today.
ReplyDeleteThey had their real place in society. Great write!
ReplyDeleteTired bones, for sure.
ReplyDeleteA fragment of culture almost lost to the modern world.
ReplyDeleteA penned image of a life few in the modern world know anything about. Great writing
ReplyDeleteLife of geisha was hard, very hard, but they were intelligent and had knowledge of a lot of things especially arts. The geisha was (and still is) part of Japanese culture.
ReplyDeleteTired bones indeed! What a terrible life to have led. Bravo!
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