tonight I'm going out to count the stars wait up for me I will bring some back Genie Nakano, 2016

Poet, Performer, Dancer, Storyteller, Yogini
tonight I'm going out to count the stars wait up for me I will bring some back Genie Nakano, 2016
under a canopy of redwood trees my spine unfurls Genie Nakano
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.
when it rains eagles... fly above the clouds Genie Nakano, may 11, 2022