music fills the air wild moths drawn to the flame… out of darkness into the burning light we dance into timelessness Dean Okamura and Genie Nakano This tanka is a tan rengu–written by two people. In Japan tan rengu was a popular form of writing hundreds of years ago and is resurging.
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a haiku….for Narayan
when it rains eagles… fly above the clouds Genie Nakano, may 11, 2022
Wilderness~~a tanka
I walk in a wilderness of wonder stepping on cracks not a care in the world genie nakano, 5/1/22
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
a Healing~~tanka
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
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