tanka – Genie Nakano

Hard to imagine~~~tanka and prose

floating in air~~tan rengu

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.

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

For you….

Climb aboard my red feeder hummingbird thru all seasons I am here for you Genie Nakano, 4/28/22

blush~~tanka

my face blushes with color ready and willing to go on and savor the sky Genie Nakano, 4/26/22

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”

Matcha~~tanka

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