Tears on the floorthe morning sun riseswithout you…in every breath, I feel youwhy does love hurt so bad? Dawn, when the curtain of the sky lifts, pink bowing into blue the time for day to debut that was when little Bodhi would follow me into the living room to sit on myContinue reading “Bodhi”
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his arms around me…..
Nothing like an old belt, he says sits softly at the waist like my arms around him does not cinch or cut. Genie Nakano
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
i am…
Orales Pues
Pointing to the Moon
wings on a silk veil pag e15
Wings on a Silk Veil~~Modern Tanka by Genie Nakano
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2 valentine poems
number 1 i search for a songto partner with for our dancemultilayered rhythm’s ignite fast smooth foot workminor chords the wind i hear the music of a seven forty-seven-8 jetwings slice skyas my toes tap salsaOrchestra de La Luz* at last, the songI choose for me and yourhythms dripwith slow sensualityarms spread in Mariposa someday,we’llContinue reading “2 valentine poems”
i am…
spilling hope . . .
Hope Fear Love