GENIE’S LAMP: Colorful Short Lives

By GENIE NAKANO

I fall in love with the sound of the waves small and shy my voice unheard I plunge into the water

dragon kite dancing in the wind lift me up, a thin string is all I need

sunlight is what flowers turn to Sensei says we are all flowers colorful short lives

Genie Nakano is widely published in journals, and her recent books, Enter the Stream and Storyteller are available on Amazon. She teaches gentle yoga and tanka at the Japanese Cultural Center in Gardena. Genie can be reached by email.

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