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The prompts at Ligo Haibun this week are two words, Illusion and Ecstasy. My offering:
Illusion
You waltz into my heart leaving me reeling from your aura. A magnet of sweet decadence you have me hooked completely. Lips to lips, body to body, no space for another. Just the two of us.
We dance, primitive in our desire, beating tattoos of love in naked abandon. And then, just as suddenly, like a fleeting mirage, you are no more. I clasp the breeze that trail your departure, but your wild musk eludes me. I grasp at nothingness.
I flail, I wail, my despair insane. Wisps of your essence cling to my consciousness. Waking and fading. You are my illusion.
your fine musk haunts my wild desires I dream on
Reading Pleasure 
Intense and very well written. I loved the haiku which says it all.
Thank you so much, HA
This is so exhilarating, ”I flail, I wail, my despair insane. Wisps of your essence cling to my consciousness. Waking and fading. You are my illusion.” You’re the master Haiku poet (don’t have the adjective to describe you dear!) 🙂
What can I say? I’m deeply honoured.
Celestine, you enchant with your words.Seriously.Words love you! 🙂
Oh Panchali, thank you ever so much.
Well, you could say that I love talking, a lot. Long ago at school, my teachers always wrote ‘talkative’ in the comment section of my terminal report!
Beating tattoos of love – inspired writing Celestine!
Thank you Gilly, as always!
Wow, erotic and despair all in one. Remarkable!!
Oh, thank you so much, Cathrina. I’m deeply honoured to have you visit me 🙂
Totally love this. great work my friend.
As always, Marie, you have my biggest gratitude!
I love your writing. You shine here. Thank you, Celestine!! 🙂 xxxx
You are welcome, Skye 🙂
This is good. I have no idea how you continue to come up with these pieces. You amaze me! 🙂
Oh George! I believe I have to give all the glory to God 🙂
The pain comes out very well in this haibun. very apt for the take on illusion
Thank you, Padmini.
Just so exquisitely exquisite!! You are the master haiku-ist…haiku-er? Either way…this was delicious decadence with words….I am beyond enchanted!! Hugs!!
Oh Christina! Thank you ever so much. Hugs to you too, my dear.
Oh my Celestine – I LIKE!
Thanks a million!
You have a lovely way of saying things. Loved it 🙂
And now I’m ‘blushing’ under my black skin! 🙂
an ecstatic journey indeed
Thank you, Trisha.
Wonderful…I am always a fan of dancing in a written piece 🙂
I like dancing, actually 🙂
Wow! I can SMELL this one… and it smells wonderful and alluring.
Your words made me smile Alice 🙂 Thanks!
Good to smile. 🙂
You KNOW you’ve come across great writing when all the comments reach up and inspire too – and the comment here are of people thrilled. Your replies were also wonderful -“talkative” !!! Each one adds something special to your concerto! You transcended words here. We watched a dance, a melody, then suddenly,all was quiet and we caught that scent of the haiku. Classical writing, with the underlying despair saying so much.
Managua, your comments are so exhilarating. Enchanted my dear friend 🙂
Wow. That was fantastic. I really enjoyed it. Dreams can be horrible events when you have to wake up and leave them and you don’t want to.
I am so happy you enjoyed this, Nana. It means a lot to me coming from you, a published romance novelist!
Just glorious Celestine, you play with your words here in a most intoxicating manner, a wonderful haibun and with (of course) an excellent haiku! xx
Much grateful, Penny.
So intense – reaching a crescendo and then… nothing, but loss and despair. Very well-crafted!
Thank you, Freya. Glad you came by!
Very-well-executed….Your-words-placed-me-there-with-you-and-carried-me-along-for-the-ride….a-truly-enjoyable-experience….Thank-you….
Peace-to-you….
Thank you so much for the lovely comment, Celeste.
I love this! your writing is so beautiful and the words powerful! Illusion, feelings of desire, the sense of smell connected to the emotion the “person” in the poem feels… Unless I understood it incorrectly, yet I think the words are beautiful.
Melinda,this is high praise and I’m so grateful!
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oh, this could be ecstasy as well…in the beginning but darn when it turns to an illusion! love this. ♥
Sunshine, you know you are right. I never looked at it that way. 🙂
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The haunting memories of a lost love. I still have dreams of my very first beau. But I was too young then…
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Oh I’m smiling, Jules. One is never to young for love. 🙂
The loss is palpable.
Thank you my dear.
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This is an appropriate description of my relationship with David (i.e. minus the Illusion part)
KK, it was a very beautiful relationship then. And I am happy that such pure joy came your way even if for a fleeting moment. May your heart be consoled and may; you find such pleasure and beauty again my dear friend.
So ethereal, that love. Very awesome!
I thank you, Eva