fugitive pleasures

fugitive pleasures
flushed out from hiding spaces
the deeper you go

Christmas haikus Japan-style

Merry Christmas from Japan! Here are two Christmas-themed haikus featuring a Japanese twist.

ラブホテル
空き部屋はない
クリスマス

love hotel
no vacancy
Christmas

クリスマス
お腹がいっぱい
ケンタッキー

Christmas
full stomach
KFC

Notes: On Christmas Day, the "no vacancy" signs at love hotels are usually lit up. KFC is a popular Christmas dinner menu item in Japan.

Second note: Thirty minutes later it strikes me that the love hotel haiku works better flipped around as:

クリスマス
空き部屋はない
ラブホテル

Christmas
no vacancy
love hotel

connect the dots

I connect the dots
on your skin, I write my name
with constellations

Grope Visit?

Japan is a treasure trove of unusual English usage that brings a smile to my face, and I'm quite sure I've made more than a few Japanese people smile after I've mangled their language as well. Just do a search for "Japlish" or "Engrish" for more examples. This one I ran across at a museum and thought it somewhat appropriate here.

パンティどこ？

パンティどこ？
ママさんそれは
フリーショー？

where are your panties?
Mama-san, is this a
free show?

Note: Mama-san is the friendly term for the proprietress of a night club, in this case.

slurping your ramen

sounds of seduction
spring from everything you do
slurping your ramen

weekend planning

planning our weekend
bookmarking Kama Sutra
ran out of Post-Its