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Spring ~~Haiku

Mom pushes me out of the womb Spring Breeze genie nakano, 3/23/22

Posted bygenienakanoMarch 23, 2022March 24, 2022Posted inhaiku, humor, photography, poemsTags:baby, birth, haiku, humor, japanese culture, kigo, mother, photography, Sansei, senryu, springLeave a comment on Spring ~~Haiku

Haiku Spring

today 2 doctors appointmentsI keep feeling spring genie nakano

Posted bygenienakanoMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022Posted inhaiku, poemsTags:cherry blossoms, haiku, healing, japanese culture, photography, senryu, springLeave a comment on Haiku Spring

Seduction~~verse

Memories…of smoke filled rooms,beladi rhythms on tabla drumsheavy beaded crystal costumestwirling into the nightwe danced for seduction…hungry for those hundred dollar tips. Genie Nakano, March 12, 2022

Posted bygenienakanoMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022Posted infeminism/women, food, photography, poems, romanceTags:beladi rhythms, belly dance, costumes, dance, seduction, twirling3 Comments on Seduction~~verse

Matcha~~tanka

green matcha tea strong and bitter I drink for my health now I crave the taste. Genie Nakano, March 12, 2022

Posted bygenienakanoMarch 13, 2022Posted inhealing, photography, poems, tankaTags:bitter, crave, green tea, health, matcha tea, photography, tanka, taste, teaceremonyLeave a comment on Matcha~~tanka

Today Spoken World Live….

Posted bygenienakanoMarch 12, 2022Posted inpoemsTags:Spoken World Live March 12Leave a comment on Today Spoken World Live….

Haiku Workshop with Genie Nakano…

Posted bygenienakanoMarch 1, 2022March 1, 2022Posted infamily, feminism/women, haiku, meditation, poemsTags:basho, chiyoni, free, Genienakano, genienakano.com, haiku, history, issa, Japanese literature, poetry, shortform poetry, Torrance Library, workshop1 Comment on Haiku Workshop with Genie Nakano…

… a tanka

chatter chatter chat the magpie in my head open the cage set it free there is so little time… Genie Nakano Published in Self- Portrait Tanka Society of America Members’ Anthology Michael H. Lester, editor

Posted bygenienakanoFebruary 27, 2022February 1, 2023Posted inphotography, poems, tankaTags:cages, chatter, feminism, fiveline pooetry, freedom, japanese culture, kyoka, magpie, meditation, photography, Sansei, tanka, time, women1 Comment on … a tanka

Haiku~~together

The moon follows me everywhere lost together Genie Nakano January 2022 Illustration: Moon at Megome, 1930 Hasui Kawase

Posted bygenienakanoFebruary 13, 2022February 13, 2022Posted inhaiku, meditation, poemsTags:blue, haiku, humor, japanese culture, melancholy, moon, senryu2 Comments on Haiku~~together

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

Posted bygenienakanoFebruary 10, 2022February 10, 2022Posted inclimate change, feminism/women, humor, kyoka, photography, poems, saddness, tankaTags:globalwarming, humor, insomnia, kyoka, photography, satire, tanka2 Comments on my lips~~nothing new

leap~~haiku

Bumpinto surpriseleap into miracles Genie Nakano1/22/22 Published in Haikuniverse: 1/30/2022

Posted bygenienakanoJanuary 23, 2022January 30, 2022Posted inhaiku, healing, humor, magic, photography, poems, senryu, spiritualTags:change, haiku, japanese culture, kites, leap, miracles, photography, poetry, Sansei, senryu, sky, surprise, womenLeave a comment on leap~~haiku

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