Mi Mao Tom’s Spring Song
(kyoka)
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oh gentle geisha
how sweet is your smile
mi mao
sing more for me just a while
your heady ways make me sigh
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here at your feet
oh fine gentle creature
this lowly tom
must admire your subtle forms
I mi mao for your love
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spring has come
oh sweet lithesome willow
your forms excite
this lowly creature … mi mao
come to visit with me tonight
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ah the wind and rain
shall reign tonight my dove
if you’ll come to me
I’ll stroke your lovely back
oh – how we shall purr – mi mao
© G.s.k. ‘15
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This kyoka was written thanks to my friend Jen who brought my attention to this wonderful Netsuke of Two Cats a 19th century Japanese wooden miniature – Information about the piece and the photo can be found HERE and more information about Netsuke can be found HERE.
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