The day I wrote this tanka October 14, 2020 my husband Hideki had a stroke. I finished meditating and was compelled to write it. I had no idea he was out in the world and was having a stroke. Hideki, drove himself van to emergency hospital and stayed for 4 days. He is out of the hospital and luckily he survived! Doctors will watch and monitor his heart, and he is on heavy duty medication–“he is still not out of the woods”.
“Umbrella“
You
are my umbrella
you keep me cool
when it’s too hot
protect me from the storm
My best friend and confidant,
my special sparring partner
we stay
strong
until death do us part.
Genie Nakano, Oct. 14, 2020
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