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Innocence lost by Victor P. Gendrano (Ah Memories! lurking in our subsconscious mind ready to surface at a moment's notice on the promptings of a chance remark, familiar face, or remembered events. Already, his mind was fashioning choice words to describe the memories of that summer of his coming of age, the beginning of the end of his boyhood innocence). Through dreamy eyes from that state Of in-between waking and sleep Venus-sprung, down she floated Languorous smile etched on her lips Fifteenth summer, on those steps That early morn Swooping spirit-like A shaft of light took naughty peek Through flimsy gown and sheer slip Baring body with awkward grace And hint of curves Pleasure's promise yet unrevealed Ah! Memories! Treasured moments of hoarded bliss Like gentle brush of budding breast Sensuous sway of heaving hips And wafting wisp of summer's sweat Stirring loins from long lost sleep. In my book RUSTLE OF BAMBOO LEAVES but first published in Heritage magazine, Vol I, No. 2, September 1987. For comments, email me at vgendrano@yahoo.com What's new Haiku/Senryu Tanka Sijo poems Reuploaded 6 March 2008. Copyright © Victor P. Gendrano. All rights reserved. The Haiku Gallery [ Join Now | Ring Hub | Random | << Prev | Next >> ]