Genie Nakano

What Does the Wind Say~~Tanka Response No. 6 2019

Genie Nakano and Micheal H .Lester I enjoymy solitaryconversationsplayingdevils advocateI often repeatto myselfwordsI have just spokenin case I didn’t hearsometimesI write letters thatI never sendanother private talkno one hears but mewhen I whistleI sing the wordsin my headwhat does the wind sayblowing through the treesthe windblowing through my hairthere is so little timelet’s jump above…

Mystic woman and armored man meeting across a glowing magical stream

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Genie Nakano and Micheal H .Lester



I enjoy
my solitary
conversations
playing
devils advocate

I often repeat
to myself
words
I have just spoken
in case I didn't hear

sometimes
I write letters that
I never send
another private talk
no one hears but me

when I whistle
I sing the words
in my head
what does the wind say
blowing through the trees

the wind
blowing through my hair
there is so little time
let's jump above the gust
and dance with the wind

Genie Nakano and Michael H. Lester
Originally published in International Tanka
No. 6   2019
Publisher: Aya Yuki

©2019  Genie Nakano. All rights reserved.  Please do  not reproduce or distribute without author's written permission.

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    chulopele2014

    This is lovely.
    I like the comparison of silent messages and the suggestion that the wind is also carrying its own secret messages.

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