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genie Nakano Photo by Genie Nakano, Kyoto Japan, 2018 Before Japan could read or write, ?tanka was called waka performed as short songs in five lines short ?long ?short? ?long ??long Heian imperial court was well versed in? waka after a love affair erotic exchanges of waka was expected proper…
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Nights of Love~~Responsive Tanka*
Akiko wrote 50 tanka a day I wonder if she smoked drank red wine (Genie Nakano) I found the wine spilled in her tanka a thousand lines tangle her dark hair after a night of love (Katheabela Wilson) no comb nor brush can pass through my hair gentle fingers find their way in darkness wavesContinue reading “Nights of Love~~Responsive Tanka*”
Melting in my kitchen…Free verse…
Melting in my kitchen… I watch I listen to the rain as it falls from sky to earth creating songs only gods can sing I am one with them today tapping my feet dancing to the beat can we hear some thunder oh, thank you, Zora rolling across clouds as lightening cracks the sky theseContinue reading “Melting in my kitchen…Free verse…”
Fragrant Memories~~ short story~~
Fragrant Memories Whenever I think of exquisite gourmet cooking I always think of my mother, Misako Shintani. Mom, learned cooking from her mother and went on to teach the culinary arts. Misako was charismatic, filled with fiery energy and unpredictable. Her classes were sensational, spontaneous theatrical performances. Her unpredictable nature attracted her to aContinue reading “Fragrant Memories~~ short story~~”
Natsu~~Haiku
July… house warming time cooking up a storm Genie Nakano July 23, 2021 Photography: Genie Nakano, my stove top, July 23,2021 Did I mention that Natsu means summer in Japan? I’m studying my language now at the ripe old age of being born in 1948. Rosetta is my friend.
I’m teaching Haiku at JCI~~~ 8 -22-21
Golden Bamboo~~haiku
Golden Bamboo above the walls we grow summer heat… Genie nakano, 6.14.21
Acts 1, 2, 3… written by Genie Nakano at Spillwords.com
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Photo by Victor Freitas on Pexels.com Home LanguageEnglish ACTS 1, 2, 3… GENIE NAKANOJUNE 20, 2018 ENGLISHPOETRY1 MIN READ A good story …. if you love music–like I love music. Please press spillwords.com Bookmark Rate this tanka prose USER REVIEW 5 (2 votes) Acts 1, 2,…
Kaze
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photography by Raphael, 2020 wind blowing through my hair there is so little time let’s leap above the gust and dance with the wind
She Smiles~~polaroid transfer~~haiku
I am talking to the moon She smiles… Genie Nakano, July 10, 2021 The image is a polaroid transfer that is highlighted with colored pencils and gold acrylic paint. It won a blue ribbon back in 1993 for the Gardena Arts Festival. It is a self – portrait using masks.
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