Nothing like an old belt, he says sits softly at the waist like my arms around him does not cinch or cut. Genie Nakano
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Relationships
the sunthe moon and 8 planetswith so much space between themthey never arguesoon to be published in Ribbons, Spring 2024 a journal of tanka
how times change~~
halloween prep…tanka
Floating on Air~~a tanka response with Genie Nakano and Dean Okamura
into the burning light we dance into timelessness…Genie and Dean
underage
74 today still, a child inside still, searching still, questioning still, underage Genie Nakano, June 13, 2022
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
my lips~~nothing new
Read my lips… the sky is falling the earth churns global warming keeps me up at night. Genie Nakano, 2/10/22
IDENTITY“`tanka
I was born with two strikes against me Asian and…my mother didn’t like me I wanted to be golden wear a curly blonde crown of Shirley Temple locks Into my teens I streamed, oye orale pues orale pues I poemed my story right on write on Blackness became my call I danced the moves woreContinue reading “IDENTITY“`tanka”
Genie Nakano 