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Kenshin Himura Senryu

Hitokiri 
Battousai,
Battousai the 
man slayer, 
Peace loving 
killing 
machine,
Rorouni 
Kenshin.

Hiten 
Mitsurugi Ryu,
Flying heaven 
high sword 
style,
But he is 
only human,
Kenshin 
Himura.

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Kenshin is a 
former
legendary 
assassin 
known as
" Hitokiri 
Battosa. 
(rendered as
Battousai the 
Manslayer.a 
wandering
samurai, now 
wielding a
sakabato (??
? ? , lit.
"reverse-
blade 
sword"), a
katana that 
has the 
cutting
edge on the 
inwardly 
curved
side of the 
sword, thus 
being
nearly 
incapable of 
killing.

Kenshin
practices the 
Hiten
Mitsurugi-ryu 
(????? ? ,
lit. "Flying 
Heaven 
Honorable
Sword Style"), 
a fictional
ancient 
sword art 
which can
be based on 
Battojutsu, 
that
enables him 
to exercise
superhuman 
speed and
reflexes , 
study and 
predict
his 
opponent's 
movements
in battle, as 
well as 
perform
many 
powerful 
sword
technique


Black Eyed Susan
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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/5/2013 6:27:00 PM

Interesting. Are these martial arts people? Makes me curious about them!

Danesh Morgan
Date: 9/5/2013 7:01:00 PM

Andrea thanks, I forgot most people would be clueless what i am writing. . . well I'll make that change now

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 9/5/2013 5:21:00 PM

Danesh, I am glad you were honest in your comment. Sometimes I like writing out of the ordinary. about your poem. I think the sedoka is interesting I have to read it again. I don't know this for ... good luck in the contest..Linda

Danesh Morgan
Date: 9/6/2013 8:14:00 PM

thank you Linda