Haiku XVIII

Women ARE mystical, aren't we? We do not need much more than a lipstick to hide behind. Thank you so much for your nice comment!

I really like this Chiyo, one of the most relatable haiku I've read.

Glad you like the haiku, Winter! I'm trying to head for the erotic department. But it's not so easy with haikus. They want to be taken serious and sound profound and are reluctant to misuse. The erotic ones are a challenge! Thanks for the read and your nice comment!

what price for that elusive fantasy? this is sensuously executed...

Had to look up elusive and found a lot of meanings. Want do say, learned a lot by that and am happy about it. I'm very glad you like the haiku, John F.!

Promising wish fulfillment?

It's up to your imagination. We'll probably never know?

True to life comment if you are talking of a made-up prostitute who does a buoyant trade (originally lipstick was worn by them before it became mainstream fashion). (In English, "ladies of the night" is a euphemism for them.)

Yes, I mean those women and I don't. I had in mind those who sit in bars, smoking lasciviously, having a mystical aura, breathing secrets through their pores and taking home only those men who they really like. So not necessarily "ladies of the night".