Night Rhythms

Wandering barefoot, whispering sweet sentiments of haunting pleasures. A touch that never phased me - a kiss from her heaven lips. Tangerine horizons, appeared like flames in brown eyes. Lovebirds gazed in awe, as her lust soaked my passion. Night rhythms sang to the stars. We lay until dawn, adrift in love's melodies, under moonlight's shroud. First blink to our morning skies was wrapped in her angel wings. A Tanka is a type of short poem, similar to a Haiku, of 8th century Japanese origin which are often written to express self-reflection, love, or gratitude. A suitor would compile a Tanka and send it to a woman the following day after a date. The woman would then reply back in kind. The poems were like short, secret messages expressing gratitude, love, meaning, or desire, and often climaxed in a persuading message.