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
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Erratica
Seasons are erotic beyond belief… not certain of spring unafraid of winter I depend on tomorrow Genie Nakano originally published in “Storyteller”, 2014
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”
A Message~~ poem for my father
my fatherplayed pianomelodieswanderedbut he was steady my fatherwas too shy to dancemeI love to dancethe gates of heaven open time wears down the cushion a sitar drones as pulse gets weaker and feet can’t keep a beat my father does this sadden you as you recall the earthly pains before our final steps my fatherContinue reading “A Message~~ poem for my father”
Private~~a tanka
on my patiogrows a pinetreea bamboo fencekeeps private all the sadnessI feel this long winter… Genie Nakano, 12/30/20
Fairytales
At bedtime Mother sang me fairy tales a world full of magic that’s why I believe in god Genie Nakano, 1. 15. 2020
Thich Nhat Hanh
Feelings come and goLike clouds in a windy skyMindful breathingis my anchor. Thich Nhat Hanh
The Golden Deer~~a tanka response
a tanka response by Genie Nakano and Susan Rogers…* Hill top deer yearns for a pine branch the bough softens leans and bows a golden sunset glows bathed in gold the hills sing a ballad of light everywhere she turns divinity shines under pine trees matsutake mushroom reveal their fragrant scent a secret offering sheContinue reading “The Golden Deer~~a tanka response”
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White rice paper blinds hide outside world inside–home Genie Nakano, Nov.8, 2020
Beyond Human Senses
I am an ancient personI believein the presence of the pastin our present livesNarayan Kaudinya(a fellow blogger on WordPress) Thousands of years agothe Buddha saidwe have 6 senses…sightsmelltouchhearingmind Imaginea world beyondhuman senseswhat isthe _______th Sense. Genie Nakano, Agust, 2020 Photos by Genie Nakano. Angor Wat, Cambodia and Sunrise in Thar Desert, India
