Haiku/Senryu / No Miss Fake

There’s a continuum between a senryu/haiku that uses simple plain language where there’s no doubt as to the message, and one where the reader has to consider what the choice of words mean.  Somewhere in the middle might be a piece where the message could be interpreted in several ways.

I agree that this one requires more consideration, but I don’t feel can be interpreted in too many ways.  I consider writing and understanding poems in such a form to be similar to a crossword puzzle.  

I don’t think it’s much effort on the part of the reader to ask themselves, “what does culmination mean”?  End, climax…  Or, “what does euphoria mean”?  Excitement, happiness, ecstasy…  

As for the last line, it is the simplest to interpret in my opinion.  It’s clearly about lips, which are ample, or big/full/large; and they’re imbued.  You said yourself that means saturated with color.

Gotcha

Actually, it’s about more than just a kiss.  Her lips gave away, or ‘told’ me, that she climaxed by turning red.  ’No mistake.’ ;-)

Now, I get it.  Ample lips, up and down, imbued.  Culmination, OK.  Euphoria, of course.

I haven’t unlocked your review, yet, so by this comment I’m assuming you wrote 140 words about how you didn’t understand it? ;-)

Either way, did you read the notes?  I explained it directly.

Actually, you got it right with romantic/erotic.  I didn’t mean to imply it was about poker, just the use of the word ‘told’ meaning message or signal received.  The senryu is about being able to tell whether or not the ‘culmination’ was faked.  Although, I suppose a poker player’s tell might well be flushed lips.  Thanks for the review!

welcome!

Thanks.  Does it help if I tell you it is about love making?

Yes. Definitely. Thank you.

-K.S.