Gentle Chair Yoga Class decided we are getting back to health. Started our first class last week outside on the patio with masks and 6 feet apart. We sure missed each other–three month lock down for Los Angeles. Slowly business are opening up and our business is to stay healthy. Our remedy–YOGA. We are bonafideContinue reading “Gentle Chair Yoga~~ getting back to health.”
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Haiku Dialogue & my Otto…
Originally posted on Genie Nakano:
Watashi no Otto has been listening to me spout off poetry for years and now it’s his turn. His first attempt got him a spot in Haiku Dialogue, edited by Carole McMurray. It is a haiku prompted by an image or an ‘ekphrastic’ haiku. In this case it was a…
Haiku Dialogue & my Otto…
Watashi no Otto has been listening to me spout off poetry for years and now it’s his turn. His first attempt got him a spot in Haiku Dialogue, edited by Carole McMuRay. It is a haiku prompted by an image or an ‘ekphrastic’ haiku. In this case it was a photograph of a horse’s eyeContinue reading “Haiku Dialogue & my Otto…”
Yama
Originally posted on Genie Nakano:
photo: Genie Nakano, Iceland, 2017 You are mountainI am mountain toodeeply rooted into10,00 miles of earth Genie Nakano Honorable mention in the Mt. Fuji tanka contest sponsored by International Tanka Society, Tokyo, Japan
Thich Nhat Hanh~~teachings on love
….if a monk practices love meditation even if only for the length of time it takes to snap one’s fingers, he will not fail in meditative concentration. There is no greater virtue than practicing love meditation everyday. From the book, ‘Teachings on Love’ Thich Nhat Hanh So, I’ve been snapping my fingers all day todayContinue reading “Thich Nhat Hanh~~teachings on love”
wetlands~~a haiku
riding bareback across the wetlands tangled hair Genie Nakano, Feb. 3, 2021 Published 2.3.21 ‘ Haiku Dialogue’, guest editor Carole MacRury
Haiku~~untitled
On my hands and kneesI blow a baby spiderout the door. Genie Nakano Feb. 3, 2021
Kyouka/humorous tanka~~ Sunday January 31, 2021
Senryu a 3 line unrhymed Japanese poem similar to haiku but dealing with human nature satirical or ironic in vein. Kyoka playful tanka: that’s himthe tall big nosed one,my brotherhalf Swiss-Germanwe share a Japanese father Genie Nakano, January 31, 2021
one compassionate word~~
Thich Nhat Hanh One compassionate word, action or thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring him joy. One word can give comfort and confidence, destroy doubt, help someone avoid a mistake, reconcile a conflict, or open the door to liberation.With compassion in our heart, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle.Continue reading “one compassionate word~~”
The Covid Serpent
Originally posted on Genie Nakano:
Loretta*died this morning, 12:30 AMthe ninth of my friendswho died this yearthe Covid snake is gaining ground photo by Genie Nakano, Thailand I look back and see fangs dripping with fresh blood. Stay away from me you evil monster–yet it keeps sliding rippling faster on the ground. I want to…
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