bonsai pine
i understand
your pain
Genie Nakano
Stiletto~~haiku
Secrets~~haiku
artichoke
we discover--
our secrets
Genie nakano,
Originally published in modern haiku
posted on Failedhaiku.Com
.June 5, 2022
Quechan~~tanka
the sound of his flute
bounce off canyon rocks
fish jump
within a dancing river
in the land of Quechan
genie nakano, 6.4.22
Quechan, a native American tribe always lived in the Southwest's Colorado River Valley area.
Quechan--those who descended by way of water.
protected~~monoku
In 2005 my husband and I went on a Buddhist pilgrimage. We traveled through Buddha’s path from birth to nirvana. We loved India so much we returned 3 more times.
Someday we would love to hop on a jet and travel again. When–we don’t know…
tonight~~tanka
tonight I'm going out to count the stars wait up for me I will bring some back Genie Nakano, 2016
Hard to imagine~~~tanka and prose
Memorial~~haiku
Dads ashes in the guest bedroom Memorial Day Genie Nakano Photo of dad, Tom Nakano, during WW2
Dad's Ashes ......
take me there~~haiku
under a canopy
of redwood trees
my spine unfurls
Genie Nakano
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
Genie Nakano 