floating in air~~tan rengu

music fills the air wild moths drawn to the flame… out of darkness into the burning light we dance into timelessness Dean Okamura and Genie Nakano This tanka is a tan rengu–written by two people. In Japan tan rengu was a popular form of writing hundreds of years ago and is resurging.

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music fills the air
wild moths drawn to the flame...
out of darkness 
into the burning light
we dance into timelessness

       Dean Okamura and Genie Nakano 
Photo by tommy haugsveen on Pexels.com
This tanka is a tan rengu--written by two people. 
In Japan tan rengu was a popular form of writing hundreds of years ago and is resurging. 

2 responses

  1. genienakano Avatar

    Thank you Terra. I hope you sent your cherita in and gembun to Ai Li? You are so talented!

  2. Terra Avatar
    Terra

    Simply beautiful. You both are so talented. The moth as anchor into timelessness. Nice flow.

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