Paris Rosemont - Kaleidoscopic Kyoto

Rosemont LE P&W Vol 3 Nov-Dec 2026

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Live Encounters Poetry & Writing Volume Three Nov-Dec 2026.

Kaleidoscopic Kyoto, poem by Paris Rosemont.

Kaleidoscopic Kyoto

(i) Shibazakura

Carpeting hillsides

Vibrant fuchsia pop moss phlox

Cherry blossom lawn

(ii) Maiko makeover

Kimono for hire

Please choose ‘wide’ size. Foreigners

Are abundant blooms

(iii) Camel toed

Cobblestone laneways

Blind date with zōri virgins

Clomping like heifers

(iv) Captured

Geishas in the wild

Tourists clamour for a snap

Okiya [escape]

(v) After the dust settles

Bucket list complete

Kyoto loosens her robe

To hidden delights

(vi) Pink martini

In the springtime breeze

Branches are shaken—people stirred

This is 42*

* In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

proclaimed: ‘the meaning of life, the universe, and everything is 42’

Paris Rosemont is a multi-disciplinary Thai Australian writer and author of poetry collections Banana Girl, Barefoot Poetess, and chapbook >>glitch<<. Paris’s poetry has been published in literary journals worldwide including Australian Poetry Journal, Cordite, Splinter, and Sky Island Journal. Winner of the Matthew Rocca Poetry Prize 2025, shortlisted for the Bridport Poetry Prize 2026 and longlisted for the Blake Poetry Prize 2026, Paris is also a critic for Mascara Literary Review, Guest Editor for Written Off Literary Journal, and sits on the Hunter Writers’ Centre Board. She is currently working on her debut novel, Bruised Fruit, exploring diaspora, desire, and cultural inheritance. Find her on Instagram @msparisrose

Paris Rosemont – Kaleidoscopic Kyoto

Kaleidoscopic Kyoto

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