Money money moneyHow much do you makeHow much do you takebeads, sugar and spiceslet’s trade with good will Ask a personhow much money do you makeit’s unpresidentialor “how old are you”impolite–crude and crass My income–Retirement–450 dollars a monthSocial SecurityIt’s all so boring and pettyI’m 73 and moving up A billionaire friend of mineasked what’s thisContinue reading “Okane–Lakshmi–$”
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Obsession — Daughter of the Moon
my daughterthe old man saidyou are paleand need more yangearth between your toes Obsessed, Daughter stays in her room. She opens the windows and stares out at the sky. Her black hair streaked by moonlight, glistens. Her skin casts an ephemeral blue. Chanting deep into the night, her eyes grow dark and somber. in aContinue reading “Obsession — Daughter of the Moon”
First Rain
Raindrops . . . Embryos of life flowing from the sky. . . Implanting into Earth’s womb. Earth is ecstatic today . . . Twins bounce, triplets play, quadruplets march in 4/4 time Faster and faster until we cannot count the meter. . . Oh, Heaven and Earth unite today. . . Marry and penetrateContinue reading “First Rain”
Starry Night ~~Haiku~~
swirled with Van Gogh stars summer night. Genie Nakano, July 6, 2021
Haiku~~Untitled~~
I wish upon a cloud summer rain… genie nakano, 6/23/21
DayDream~~Haiku
day dream with eyes wide open genie nakano originally published in in “StoryTeller”, Purple Press
Purple ~~Haiku
a purple world becomes reality jacaranda… Genie Nakano, 6.11.21
Pastel a tanka
I am… a walking pastel smearing purple on walls green on sidewalks. Genie Nakano, June, 2021
haiku~~rowing backwards
in our canoe time rows backwards. genie nakano, 9.23.21
Fronds
I will wear a gown of “vibrant green fronds” unfurled going in all directions I haven’t decided where to Genie Nakano, March 29, 202