THE RAFU MARKET

By GENIE NAKANO *waka means little song in Japanese poets many we are stuck in journals, notebooks, garage sales the un-sung ‘waka’...

By GENIE NAKANO man on the corner says worlds going to end darkness prevails get yourself ready to be saved ocean of cars roar on...

By GENIE NAKANO melons bursting on the vine dripping with sweetness, our eyes cling to each other dandelion wine packing all the...

By GENIE NAKANO as night takes over the day and crickets start to thrum, she softly whispers shushhhhhhhhhhhhh as thick trees sigh ...

By GENIE NAKANO looking at my hand the lines and crevices look foreign to me yet, they tell a story from long ago I immerse my hand ...

By GENIE NAKANO Sky, you’ve been holding on too long pour it on, we need rain for our droughtful minds picking, poking on myself ...

By GENIE NAKANO the train lost speed and just plain stopped no brakes needed natural as the green grass on the other side of the...

By GENIE NAKANO white cane tapping he wants to cross the street he is blind so I stare shamelessly into his eyes we are the same...

By GENIE NAKANO Aimi Indigo sky above with a sliver of a crescent moon—- Aimi can move freely—almost invisible–away from the glaring ...

By GENIE NAKANO dancing in ecstasy Motown rhythms rising yesterday’s sadness danced away at the Big Budokan bash a year older next...

By GENIE NAKANO blessed, I was born in May the month when my native land blooms spring unpredictable sun today next day rain ...

By GENIE NAKANO I’m oriental exotic, mysterious my eyes always half closed with a sultry inner smile no, not generic Asian— ...

By GENIE NAKANO seasons turn and fold you are young with ideals you must fight serve your country war of the world’s battles on…...

By GENIE NAKANO dragon kite dancing in the wind lift me up, a thin string is all I need sunlight is what flowers turn to Sensei says...

By Genie Nakano soft rain on New Year’s day glistening rainbows arching across the sky coming our way soon as we  blink into a New...

By Genie Nakano and Amelia Fielden New Year dawns at different times throughout the world most folk wishing for peace, some intent on...

By GENIE NAKANO It had to be…the tree couldn’t go on that way. So the buds on the broken limbs took off immediately.  It was a mild...

By GENIE NAKANO just want to touch those states of bliss let them drip through my fingers then move on to… where I don’t know ...

By GENIE NAKANO casting down on my skin, a silver moon how can needs be fulfilled when what is wanted is not needed waves rolling ...

By GENIE NAKANO My father explained forest trees became killing machines bursting down with fire thousands of Nisei soldiers went up...