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Kwan Yin in my Garden

Kwan Yin doesn’t want to hear my problems any more draped in silence her lips in samadhi smile now it’s time to pack my wisdom and travel light Genie Nakano, 5/1/22

Meno-pause~tanka

When in meno-pause wear gold and rhinestones transition into sparkle and glam… nothing is permanent Genie Nakano, 5/1/22

Cinque Terre~tanka

I fell in lovein a small cliff villageoverlooking the seaI shall die herein happiness Genie Nakano, 5/1/2022

blush~~tanka

my face blushes with color ready and willing to go on and savor the sky Genie Nakano, 4/26/22

Walking Elephant … Cherita

up stone stairways my knees don’t want to climb so many steps slow and steady I pause to breathe in the view a procession of elephants walking Genie Nakano, April 7, 2022

the fragrance of freshly mowed grass summer in winter a backyard barefoot walk healing with each step I tell myself tomorrow will be good today a present in the mail, from me to me spring green on silk chiffon my doctors gone for two whole weeks I must call my own powers harness the sunContinue reading “a Healing~~tanka”

Spring ~~Haiku

Mom pushes me out of the womb Spring Breeze genie nakano, 3/23/22

Haiku Spring

today 2 doctors appointmentsI keep feeling spring genie nakano

Seduction~~verse

Memories…of smoke filled rooms,beladi rhythms on tabla drumsheavy beaded crystal costumestwirling into the nightwe danced for seduction…hungry for those hundred dollar tips. Genie Nakano, March 12, 2022

Matcha~~tanka

green matcha tea strong and bitter I drink for my health now I crave the taste. Genie Nakano, March 12, 2022