Haiku: Carpe Diem #154 Shuntoo (Spring lantern)

Today’s Carpe Diem Haiku prompt is Shuntoo (Spring lantern).

Today a tale from beside the flickering lantern…

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Image Credits

flickering lantern
attracting moths from shadows
kimono slips off

kimono slips off
geisha knows her part by heart
shadow puppetry

shadow puppetry
silhouette of love’s embrace
goose down on futon

goose down on futon
tale of now and yen, beside
flickering lantern

Smiles, love and laughter.

© John Belchamber 2013

About jrbsays

Just a regular married father of three type of guy living on Gubbi Gubbi land. Occasional writer of Haiku.
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16 Responses to Haiku: Carpe Diem #154 Shuntoo (Spring lantern)

  1. Oh this was pure erotism. Wonderful…

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  2. magicalmysticalteacher says:

    Oh, that slipping kimono!

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  3. Is this real, or is is shadow puppetry? a racy delight!

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  4. kz says:

    wooh loved this! ^^ feverishly fabulous

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  5. JazzBumpa says:

    now at last
    i get to find out what
    the wild goose knows

    Cheers!
    JzB

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  6. Maggie Grace says:

    Very well done. I shy away from anything that hints of sexuality but you made this so beautiful. Bravo!

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  7. WabiSabi says:

    Steamy haiku today!! And as always a bit of humorJRB style – now and yen! Love it!

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  8. jrbsays says:

    Thanks Wabi. It took me a while to coin that phrase 😉

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  9. siggiofmaine says:

    You DO have YOUR WAY with words ☺
    Peace
    Siggi

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