meditation – Page 5 – Genie Nakano

Fronds

I will wear a gown of “vibrant green fronds” unfurled going in all directions I haven’t decided where to Genie Nakano, March 29, 202

Women

Women hold up half the skyour curvessurround the Oceansdeep within lies bliss Genie Nakano, 3.2.21, originally published in Rafu Shimpo HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY MONTH

sweet sparrow

oh, little sparrow in my hands, sing your song moment to moment only this moment. Genie Nakano originally published in “Storyteller”, 2014 and Rafu Shimpo

Thich Nhat Hanh~~teachings on love

….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 todayContinue reading “Thich Nhat Hanh~~teachings on love”

Scent

scent of lotusas darkness takes us deeperI see the lightwithin your eyesripples on the pond Genie Nakano

Peace Tanka

as I walkout of my mindPeacefills my stomachI hold time in my hands Genie Nakano, 9.24.19

Haiku: Perfect Partner

TwilightI dance with my shadowthe perfect partner Genie Nakano, 12.24.20

Dulce

Remember the sweetness of youthwhen our futurewas long and distanttouch a rainbow Genie Nakano

Thich Nhat Hanh

Feelings come and goLike clouds in a windy skyMindful breathingis my anchor. Thich Nhat Hanh

Light and Air~~a tanka response

fear waits staccatomy sunken chest rises sharpthe clouded breath waftsaccosted by frigid airreaching through the cracked windowsoft bellyrises and fallseyes closedI pay attentionto my connectiontimeless traditionbreeding safely within kinunfettered I flymy permeable will flowsone with the hidden sensesan empathhypersensitive skininheritedyet I remain heresponge-like absorbingmy delicate touchraps upon the spectral shieldethereal lightsguide haunting journeys beyondparallel andContinue reading “Light and Air~~a tanka response”