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

Photo taken by my good friend Jim Brewer, 2007
When in meno-pause
wear gold and rhinestones
transition
into sparkle and glam...
nothing is permanent

     Genie Nakano, 5/1/22

	

Cinque Terre~tanka

Cinque Terre:, Italy: photo by Genie Nakano, circa 2000

I fell in love
in a small cliff village
overlooking the sea
I shall die here
in happiness

Genie Nakano, 5/1/2022

Walking Elephant … Cherita

photo by Genie Nakano, Vernace, India 2005
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




Photo by Natalia Kolotvina on Pexels.com
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 sun and ride

get out
you demon of mortal pain
last night
we had a fight
I kicked you out the door.

Genie Nakano 3/19/14

I had an autoimmune disease that was flaring up back in the day. It is in remission but it was a tough fight. Thanks to Yoga, meditation and a compassionate doctor--I kicked it out the door.

	

Spring ~~Haiku

Photo by Anugrah Lohiya on Pexels.com
Mom
pushes me out of the womb
Spring Breeze
            
              genie nakano, 3/23/22
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

Seduction~~verse




Photographer: Jim Brewer of Genie Nakano

Memories…
of smoke filled rooms,
beladi rhythms on tabla drums
heavy beaded crystal costumes
twirling into the night
we danced for seduction…
hungry for those hundred dollar tips.
Genie Nakano, March 12, 2022