Geisha, I am.

My journey had begun residing in an okiya, this hanamachi my home. Teachings started and I was beautifully intrigued, absorbing it all. We paint in elegant ways, our smooth skinned faces adorn robes and pull hair into tight perfect buns. The tea ceremony next and so culturally precious. I’m nervous then embarrassingly scolded when the spoon ever so gently connects with the cups side. Day by day lesson after lesson, I blossom into my previously hidden inner Geisha, graduation day is in sight. Living independently now service as a geisha my life’s commitment. Tea ceremonies and instrument playing come nightly, us geishas gather and calmly share our beloved culture.

Um I don't know speak the truth lol :)

Reviews

• dave ochs
  May 8
  
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  hey cinfully deliciuos

  pretty creative as to writing about a sort of obscure topic that outside of your experiece and culture, it was also enterainting and informative.
  dave

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    MaMa-2-be-Cindy
    May 9
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    Yeah this one was a bit of challenge to get to feeling poetic etc
    
    Thanks Dave
    
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  celestialpie
  May 9
  
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  Hi, Cindy. I loved the book, Memoirs of a Geisha (it's also a movie)-- I recommend the book. The film was beautifully made, but it really didn't capture the essence of the story.
  
  I applaud you for tackling such a subject. I really like, "I blossom into my previously hidden inner Geisha," the insinuation that geishas are born and not made.
  
  Overall, a nice write. I would love to see you flesh this out a little more, if you could, linger over the beautiful details-- the delicate tea sets, the beautiful kimonos.
  
  Pie

  
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    MaMa-2-be-Cindy
    May 11
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    The book sounds intriguing, I must say form the little research I did, I was so intrigued...I too would like to see myself grow this into more...so hopefully one day soon I will and thanks for your lovely comment
    
    
    Cindy
    
• mojojames
  May 10
  
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  really nicely done...

  You have done a great job of duplicating or portraying the language of the oriental. Simple language and slightly formal and polite, exactly as the geisha is trained to be, the perfect hostess with impeccable manners and behavior.
  
  I see only one thing you might want to change - "us" geishas to 'we' geishas in the last line. Great work - I could hear and feel the rustle of silk kimonos and the shuffling of stocking feet. MJ

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    MaMa-2-be-Cindy
    May 11
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    Thank you MJ..I had changed it to we on Allpoetry and thought I did on here too, obviously I hadn't , thanks for pointing out
    
    
    Cindy