rocks in a tumbler i have settled with time polishing the gems Genie Nakano (originally published in Ribbons and Spillwords)
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2020 BLUES
This poem is written by my poet friend Selma Benjamin. She is 101 years old. She has been through the holocaust. She is gentle, kind, and very wise. Here is one out of her hundreds of poems that she has given me permission to print. Here goes: 2020 BLUES Crazy plague from unknown sourceMakes usContinue reading “2020 BLUES”
this is…
this is my hoodwhere concrete meets the skyneon lights twinklehumanity in your faceborn here, loved here, die here I was born in East L.A., Boyle Heights, CA USA in the Japanese American Hospital, May 15, 1948. Racists in America often refused to care or treat Japanese Americans, so we built our own hospital in BoyleContinue reading “this is…”
“meaning”
If…. IF I don’t write my life down none of it makes sense Originally published in Ribbons an American tanka Journal.
Inside ~ Meditation #13
there is a wounded child in us the way out is in
Meditation #12
clouds turn into rain turn into spring flowers no birth no death
Yama
the mountain is a cat that keeps on napping
above the earth
afraid of heightsI love to fly in my dreamsfar awayabove the eartheverything is clear Genie Nakano
Nike
black catdeparts on a breezeshe left behindscenes from another life forest of tall trees Nike Bodhi dogsits next to Nike cathe licks her facepaws at her bed, moansshe is passing each day weakershe can hardly walk or standdeath never getsany easierno matter how hard I try her tiny bodyrelaxed into my armsnot a whimpernot aContinue reading “Nike”
Gentle Yoga Floor Stretches
Introducing my darling nieces and nephew — Elizabeth Miki Nakano and Koen Sho Nakano. They brighten my life and I’m sure will add sunshine to yours. These yoga stretches relieve stress, soften and strengthen back and core muscles. Get a stretch belt, put on comfortable clothing and join us in Gentle Yoga.
Genie Nakano 