Anais Vionet Poet Senryu

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merciless tease

(a series of Senryus)

Oh merciless tease,
heaven’s greatest injustice 
must be temptation

There is no sense in
in the sensual and no real
care in the carnal

They’d begun the rites,
delights and wrongs of such love 
an unworthy two

Anointed and sworn 
by covenants to faithful 
others as they were

Was a single kiss 
what set the violently 
borne fire of thirst? 

Which, carried by the 
winds of want, brought misfortune 
and misadventure

There followed a swift 
contract to sin that enriched
impractical love

Their delightful and
perfect lowliness of mind
banished dull conceits

And then afterwards,
a bookful of non-binding
promises of love
.
.
A song for this
the feeling by Steve Lacy [E]

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Vincine Fallica August 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM I have to admit ‘merciless tease’ required multiple readings to get beyond just the gist. Have you been reading Billy Shakes again? / I read the Bordeaux vines are burned. Over 10k square miles of Canada are burned or on fire. A fifth of Spokane, WA is gone. That’s like Paris losing Montmartre, Le Marais, and Saint Germain. / ❤️ Anais Vionet August 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM Senryus are concentrated narratives, you have to really target words, which is fun. You don't think it's global warming, do you? That would be awful. 🙃