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Seduction

He fans open his weapon of seduction peacock vibrates his magnificent train

this is my hoodwhere concrete meets the skyneon lights twinklehumanity in your faceborn here, loved here, die here I was born in East L.A., Boyle Heights, CA USA in the Japanese American Hospital, May 15, 1948. Racists in America often refused to care or treat Japanese Americans, so we built our own hospital in BoyleContinue reading “this is…”

“meaning”

If…. IF I don’t write my life down none of it makes sense Originally published in Ribbons an American tanka Journal.

Inside ~ Meditation #13

there is a wounded child in us the way out is in

End of an Affair

how do youend a love affairstep backinto the everydayonce you craft a dream

Babbling Falls~~meditation #8

detergent bubblesbabbling in a brook chattering mind Genie Nakano The falls are in Sri Lanka way up high where the best Ceylon Tea is grown.

A Floating World…poetic history of tanka

genie Nakano Before Japan could read or write, tanka was called waka performed as short songs in five lines short long short long long Heian imperial court was well versed in waka after a love affair erotic exchanges of waka was expected proper etiquette Women were the best of tanka’s golden era yearning, soaring talesContinue reading “A Floating World…poetic history of tanka”

Misako

Ride (Revised)

This is a one act scene written for a Zoom acting class I am taking on line. This is new for me. However, since I’m at home quarantined — why not try something different. The characters are an elderly couple quarantined during the pandemic. I am revising as I go along and this is myContinue reading “Ride (Revised)”

further farther beyond

Further, Farther and Beyond bright eyes lashes fluttering into mine time to play she says– wake up no, you cannot sleep on puffy pillows we pretend to eat a feast savory and sweet calorie free for me eat it all and then plastic fruit knives, forks and spoons dish up colorful makeContinue reading “further farther beyond”