under a canopy
of redwood trees
my spine unfurls
Genie Nakano
take me there~~haiku
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.
a haiku….for Narayan
when it rains
eagles...
fly above the clouds
Genie Nakano, may 11, 2022
zendo
In the Zendo
melting down
my armor
Genie Nakano, 5/10/22
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 love
in a small cliff village
overlooking the sea
I shall die here
in happiness
Genie Nakano, 5/1/2022
blush~~tanka
my face blushes with color ready and willing to go on and savor the sky Genie Nakano, 4/26/22
Walking Elephant … Cherita
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
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