That’s okay. It’s an acquired taste — a bit like Sushi, I suppose, or cognac.
The form demands a different way of reading and really depends on the reader bringing themselves into it. There are some really nice, modern, collections of Erotic Haiku/Senryu. Knowing a bit about the poetic form can help but, again, they’re not for everyone. The rules of the form are easy to learn but, like the game of GO, mastering the form can take years. There aren’t many who do it well.
vanillamom says:
smiling…earthy…so warm a poem for such chill imagery.
· Could you imagine if every star were an orgasms? she says. Why not? Life isn’t long enough for that many. But maybe life is long enough for the universe. Her lover makes love to her on the sky’s black sheets. Star dust, she says, endlessly and devotedly. · her ····wetness in the bedsheets—his inside… Continue Reading
· Yesterday’s poem should have been the last. My muse of erotic haiku blows me a kiss good-bye? Yes, she says, perfect. Maybe it still is? But you’re not done yet. But I have you. But maybe I’m also ready for another lover. You won’t. Why not? Because you’re not that kind of a muse.… Continue Reading
Will,
a bit minimalist for me.
That’s okay. It’s an acquired taste — a bit like Sushi, I suppose, or cognac.
The form demands a different way of reading and really depends on the reader bringing themselves into it. There are some really nice, modern, collections of Erotic Haiku/Senryu. Knowing a bit about the poetic form can help but, again, they’re not for everyone. The rules of the form are easy to learn but, like the game of GO, mastering the form can take years. There aren’t many who do it well.
smiling…earthy…so warm a poem for such chill imagery.
nilla