"....A geisha leaves a tiny margin of skin bare all around the hairline, causing her makeup to look even more artificial, something like a mask worn in Noh drama. When a man sits beside her and sees her makeup like a mask, he becomes that much more aware of the bare skin beneath."
"Though parted now by time and space we'll meet again in our secret place. I look up to the heavens and I silently pray send my love to me and please don't delay." -Oma Bennett
"How ironic that the theme requirement just has to be LOVE. How do I write about love when my parents have shown me none. No... I've seen love. Love written in books, shown in movies, couples down the street. Heard love sung in myriad of songs, lyrics of affection I can't relate to... Even if I haven't experienced it myself... I have seen love." --Snailords, FR
There is a connection between "beauty" and "love" - a form of beauty that is merely aesthetic, something that could inspire lust - a thin replica of love based more in desire and conquest. . . . Captured by the hypnotizing body movement of the beautiful bewitcher of the yoshiwara red light district, he was not able to take his eyes or hands off of her...
Heart beats every second, Thousand thoughts race through her mind, A longing for him... Rose tinted glasses, Blinded from anyone else, Only he, she loves... Her fair prince charming, In her fairytale dreamland, Noble and dashing... The fruit of young love, Innocent and full of joy, Anyone can hope...