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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan 
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. Nineteen nineteen Lit by crimson lanterns— Two geishas . |
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Member Empyrean
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The history of the Geisha is either marveled at or wept of by women of the western world. Your touch upon the time is classic. Thank you, friend. |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
. Thank you This was intentionally a very Japanese poem for me The first line is an allusion to: how long forever nineteen nineteen of white dancers Anonymous Japanese which has its own history of interpretation. (White refers to the make-up worn. Nineteen was then considered the age at which a woman was at the height of her beauty). The first line also can be simply read as the ages of the girls or a year. The second line suggests a pleasure district And the third line is obvious. The title in its connotations is again very Japanese. Thanks again John . |
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