this tanka response will be published in November, 2022 in Better than Starbucks on line…check it out. A wonderful on line journal with an array of different styles of poetry and stories. We are proud to be there!
Floating on Air
Kampai
the only Nihongo I know
brings the clang
of glasses filling the space
while I am spinning on air Genie
she waits in the dark
while he rushes through
crowded alleys
patrons praise the chef
they consume a fiery feast Dean
was it him
or the splendor of the night
that lured me
into his warm embrace
a night of pas de deux Genie
adrift in the blues
a roller coaster of smooth dips
syncopated hips
shaking until we come loose
floating thought the moonlight Dean
music fills the air
wild moths drawn to the flame
out of darkness
into the burning light
we dance into timelessness Genie
Genie Nakano 
Reblogged this on Genie Nakano and commented:
for valentines
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I like!
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Thanks Siggi. I’m doing workshops right now so haven’t been coming to Kathebelas Mondays. Also putting together my Fathers work. It’s a task. hope to be back.
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WoW .. wonderful ! Congrats on it being published !
Peace and love always
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