You are mountainI am mountain toodeeply rooted into10,00 miles of earth Genie Nakano Honorable mention in the Mt. Fuji tanka contest sponsored by International Tanka Society, Tokyo, Japan
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farmers of light
every summer on the farm–
my paradise land
Rainbow
playing in the rainthe rain plays with meopening my mouthI taste the sky7 flavors of rainbowGenie nakano Tired of chasing rainbowsjust want to be a rainbow
Airborne
Airbornea dandelionroarsFree at last, Free at last
Healing
the fragrance of freshly mowed grasssummer in winterwith a barefoot walkhealing with each step Genie Nakano
We’re Late
we’re late, we’re latefor a very important dateto climb the mountainsand swim the riversbefore they crumble and dry Genie Nakano
whisper your dreams into his ear then….tanka
five hundred yearsdesires whispered into stone earssuddenlyeyes blink wide openlips blush into a smile Genie Nakano
Genie Nakano 