Womenover 70 should wear redbells on their anklesflowers in their hairwe are just beginning GEnie Nakano, August 28, 2021 Photo was taken by Rosie Sato. The event was for JCI. I danced and read my poetry and was accompanied by Joey on Sanshin, Gary Yano Bass and Congas. Those were the dance, 2016.
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I Wonder written by Genie Nakano at Spillwords.com
Spillwords.com presents: I Wonder, written by Genie Nakano – I was born in Boyle Heights, CA… known as the barrios of East L.A. Source: I Wonder written by Genie Nakano at Spillwords.com
Yama
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
Schedule of Yoga class at Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural institute
Airborne
Airbornea dandelionroarsFree at last, Free at last
Healing
the fragrance of freshly mowed grasssummer in winterwith a barefoot walkhealing with each step Genie Nakano
We’re Late
we’re late, we’re latefor a very important dateto climb the mountainsand swim the riversbefore they crumble and dry Genie Nakano
whisper your dreams into his ear then….tanka
five hundred yearsdesires whispered into stone earssuddenlyeyes blink wide openlips blush into a smile Genie Nakano
IN THE SKY~~tanka
written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini magic butterflya flower in the skyas I napcome alight on memake my dreams come true originally published in “Storyteller” and Spillwords.com
Rebirth, a tanka written by Genie Nakano at Spillwords.com
REBIRTH Rebirth written by: Genie Nakano In the sauna purging last night’s sins as the sweat rolls down my breasts forgiven and feeling fine Originally published in Spillword.com and Ribbons a tanka journal
Genie Nakano 