This tanka will be published in Spillwords soon. I’m not sure when but I received acceptance notice 4/3/22 Always happy to receive acceptance notices. a cool cucumber caressed my warm lips I melted into nothingness since then everything. Genie Nakano, 3, 30, 21
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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
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