Poet, Performer, Dancer, Storyteller, Yogini
On fire
burning bright
our legs
candy cane
through the nite
Genie Nakano
Hoping everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day. Feb. 14th, 33 years ago was my engagement day with my hubby. I lost the wedding/engagement ring but we remain engaged with life, passions and growth-- till death do us part. 2 .15. 21
FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE……..
HEY there,
how can I talk to you
I’m kind of shy
see that cloud above
it’s shaped into a heart
Valentine’s Day
not only for lovers
and romance
it’s for everyone
“to fall in love with love”
white chocolate clouds
whip across the sky
sweetness fills the air
breathe in the day
it’s time to indulge in love.
Genie Nakano
2/14/15, revised today, 2.14.21
originally printed in “Tanka Tales”, Gardena Valley News
I will
write a book
just for you
so you will know
how much I love you
recounting the days
we met in lush forests
the trees
could not hide the sun
we were in paradise
believe me
when I say--
I am yours
we were destined
the prophecy is ours
waiting
for that day
when we
are free to be together
once again as one
it's not
just a childish
fantasy
it's reality
for you and me
have you felt
like this before
tell me now
I will set you free
in a galaxy of stars
I want to
get drunk with you
and next
we see our truths--
our whole selves on the line
teeter tottering
the lines are quietly thin
acrobatics
we can do--I've seen
you naked in my mind.
Genie Nakano
My journal full of last Night's dreams, brings answers to my to Days.
Gentle Chair Yoga Class decided we are getting back to health. Started our first class last week outside on the patio with masks and 6 feet apart. We sure missed each other–three month lock down for Los Angeles. Slowly business are opening up and our business is to stay healthy. Our remedy–YOGA. We are bonafide elders so we must keep strong and safe.
Watashi no Otto wanted me to include the photo by Carole MacMuray so I have reblogged.
Watashi no Otto has been listening to me spout off poetry for years and now it’s his turn. His first attempt got him a spot in Haiku Dialogue, edited by Carole McMurray. It is a haiku prompted by an image or an ‘ekphrastic’ haiku. In this case it was a photograph of a horse’s eye close-up.
Here is the Haiku :
the view
is clear now
contact lens
Hideki Obayashi
Watashi no Otto has been listening to me spout off poetry for years and now it’s his turn. His first attempt got him a spot in Haiku Dialogue, edited by Carole McMuRay. It is a haiku prompted by an image or an ‘ekphrastic’ haiku. In this case it was a photograph of a horse’s eye close-up.
Here is the Haiku :
the view
is clear now
contact lens
Hideki Obayashi
'Otto' means husband in Nihongo-- Japanese.
10,000 is the deepest point in our earth.
You are mountain
I am mountain too
deeply
rooted into
10,00 miles of earth
Genie Nakano
Honorable mention in the Mt. Fuji tanka contest sponsored by International Tanka Society, Tokyo, Japan
….if a monk practices love meditation even if only for the length of time it takes to snap one’s fingers, he will not fail in meditative concentration. There is no greater virtue than practicing love meditation everyday. From the book, ‘Teachings on Love’ Thich Nhat Hanh
So, I’ve been snapping my fingers all day today and whispering the love and kindness mantra.
from, Genie Nakano
riding bareback across the wetlands tangled hair Genie Nakano, Feb. 3, 2021 Published 2.3.21 ' Haiku Dialogue', guest editor Carole MacRury
Genie Nakano