The Sexiest Words in the World

In my wanderings I stumbled across an interesting list entitled "The Sexiest Words In The World - Know What They Are And Use Them."

Members of the Calgary Association of the Romance Writers of America compiled the list. Members are self-defined as "a dynamic group of approximately 50 writers (6 of whom are published) who come together to share our experience, strength and hope."

I found their list of the sexiest words (all English, of course) to be rather fascinating, intriguing even, though my libido was not quickened in a compulsory perusal of the list.

However, as I began to pull various words together to form Haiku, wondrous possibilities emerged.

Before I share my Haiku and invite you to create your own, let me explain the definition and common form in popular use for Haiku in America.

According to the Haiku Society of America "a haiku is a short poem that uses imagistic language to convey the essence of an experience of nature or the season intuitively linked to the human condition."

Most haiku in English consist of three unrhymed lines of seventeen or fewer syllables, with the middle line longest, though today's poets use a variety of line lengths and arrangements. In Japanese a typical haiku has seventeen "sounds" (on) arranged five, seven, and five.

I sometimes tame unrestrained thoughts into submission by requiring my Haiku to fit a more restrained and pithy form of three, five, three for a total of 11 syllables.

In an article by CarrieAnn Thunell, entitled "Haiku Basics" the importance of imagery, imagination and subtlety is clearly expressed. "Haiku is unique in that it is co-created, evoking a spontaneous participation from the reader. It is minimalist, relying on terse concrete imagery and subtlety or lightness (karumi). Haiku rely on strong images and understatement to evoke a state of emotional resonance."

So, the challenge is simple enough. Relying on "The sexiest words in the world", and using 17 or fewer syllables, combine imagery and understatement to evoke an emotional response from the reader.

FIVE, SEVEN, FIVE

1)
gentle fantasy,
adventurous impulse,
decadence ablaze

2)
inhibitions flirt;
moderate, evoke, expose
intoxicate, inflame

3)
jealous laugh hidden,
dangerous blazing fury,
heady fantasy

4)
demure feline gaze
smolder sensuously, slow.
vision tantalized

5)
virulent and wild;
course, irascible finesse
chiseled; majestic

THREE, FIVE, THREE

1)
erotic
blazing contortion
sumptuous

2)
intimate
marital moment
artistic

3)
love hunger,
fleshy, decadent,
satiate

*** The Sexiest Words In The World****

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WARNING - The following "challenge" may evoke emotional and/or physiological responses that require release prior to operating heavy machinery or functioning in any focused or responsible capacity.

Challenge: Do you know how to use the words in the "World's Sexiest Words List"? Create your own Haiku using the words from the list and post it in the comments area below.

Show us what you've got!