re-blogging for today — Valentines day February 14, 2023
I have a dream
where no secrets lie between us
intimacy our perfume
laughter is our music
love our key of C
in the glow of moon light
we forever tango
Eternity or hill top view
with rolling fields of memories
the grapes of wrath have settled
the wine of life
pours sweet and savory
let's make a toast to vintage, now and ...
all those years
Genie Nakano
at last, the song I choose for me and you rhythms drip with slow sensuality arms spread in Mariposa
someday, we’ll fly into the sky our souls will be free … all the steps we’ve practiced will surely take us there.
number 2
I have a dream where no secrets lie between us loyal and true intimacy is our perfume laughter is our music love our key of C in the glow of moonlight we forever tango eternity is our hill top view with rolling fields of memories the grapes of wrath have settled the wine of life pours savory and sweet lets make a toast to vintage 2008 it’s been a very good year (an oldie — 2008)
*orchestra de la luz –a Japanese salsa musical group *mariposa is a salsa step/embrace with arms spread like a butterfly.
this tanka response will be published in November, 2022 in Better than Starbucks on line…check it out. A wonderful on line journal with an array of different styles of poetry and stories. We are proud to be there!
Floating on Air
Kampai
the only Nihongo I know
brings the clang
of glasses filling the space
while I am spinning on air Genie
she waits in the dark
while he rushes through
crowded alleys
patrons praise the chef
they consume a fiery feast Dean
was it him
or the splendor of the night
that lured me
into his warm embrace
a night of pas de deux Genie
adrift in the blues
a roller coaster of smooth dips
syncopated hips
shaking until we come loose
floating thought the moonlight Dean
music fills the air
wild moths drawn to the flame
out of darkness
into the burning light
we dance into timelessness Genie
I will be teaching Metta Meditation at JCI–Gardena Valley Japanese cultlural Institute this Friday , Feb. 10, 2023 12:15 – 1:00, Call: 310 869-0233 for further information.
….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
Genie Nakano