Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, KYTO CHIN GEISHA, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS


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First Line: Kyto chin geisha, princess japanese
Last Line: For hearts that have truly loved never forget.
Subject(s): Animals; Dogs


Kyto Chin Geisha, Princess Japanese,
Joined us at Kyoto and came over seas.
She was of blood royal, the belle of Japan,
Her personal charms I'll portray, if I can.

Her coat, silky white with markings of black,
Her tail, like an ostrich plume, covered her back,
Her nose, retroussé, quite sunken in fact,
Her eyes, full and soulful, could charm and attract.

A beautiful ruff she wore 'round her neck,
Her manners were faultless and quite circumspect.
Fastidious taste, exquisitely neat
From the crown of her head to her dainty white feet.

She was a rare beauty, most lovely to see,
Condescending and gracious, all must agree.
Still there were those persons who said she was cat
Crossed with a monkey—face and whiskers showed that.

The cause of remark was her lovely white hairs
On sofas, and rugs, and the big easy chairs.
They were backbiters with small basis of fact,
Gossips made jealous by her power to attract.

You plainly could see she was nature's own child
Her soul would respond to the call of the wild.
To the woods she would flee with wings of the wind,
Encouraged, inspired, by the sounds from behind.

When captured and safe on Grandmother's breast,
This is the song that would lull her to rest:
"Home, home, sweet, sweet home,
Wherever you wander there's no place like home."

There were gossips, of course, you know they all say;
With a deep little growl she would scare them away.
With unruffled poise she gave heed not at all;
All hastened to serve, and respond to her call.

Her secret of charm, I think I can tell,
To her we were bound, and her love was the spell.
She is gone, but in mind she lives with us yet,
For hearts that have truly loved never forget.





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