Portrait of the beautiful Maiko Kikuyae (Hanafusa Okiya) of Miyagawa-Cho

Portrait of the beautiful Maiko Kikuyae (Hanafusa Okiya) of Miyagawa-Cho

My good friend Michael Lester (https://www.facebook.com/mhlester) has written a Tanka for this photo.  Thank you, Michael!

rivaling
the most beautiful flower
the maiko
cradles a fine red parasol
and dreams of becoming geisha