The Geisha and the Cowboy

Kristina Kokame
April 20, 2010
Filed under 'Iolani Writes

Two destined, star-crossed lovers

who found true love by chance,

perhaps the strangest and the most

peculiar romance.

A dainty little woman,

her face a powdered white

in a patterned silk kimono

and her obi sashed up tight.

From a fault in history’s timeline

came a rugged man named Hank

who spied the woman right away,

attracted by her swank.

These two characters in time

were never meant to be,

one from saloons and Wild Wild West,

the other serving tea.

The woman’s hair like midnight strands

pulled tight into a bun,

in contrast to the golden locks

of blonde hair like the sun.

A fan held loosely in one hand,

the other hand between

the calloused fingers of her love,

holding to his queen.

But through the twists and turns of Fate,

And through the gaps of time,

this fated couple stole away,

and wedding bells did chime.

Running together down unknown paths,

their hearts thudding with joy,

the strangest couple in history’s span:

the geisha and the cowboy.

Poetry 11-12 1st Place