Best Kiri Poems

Those chickens commit harra-kiri daily said Nan
Of free-range livestock with beaks, she was not a great fan
How do they do it? Asked her cousin curious Scar
Easy; they run out in the road, in front of my car...

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This summer breeze
upon my menacing blade,
no kaishakunin, only emptiness,
empty mindedness,
unafraid

The Hokkaido seas
restless like a school child,
stir within my cup of tea
empty mindedness,
beguiled

Mountains of Sakura
fill me, nor here nor there,
a million of my memories
empty mindedness,
despair

Bushido, my creed
is like the lotus in bloom,
Nihon hear my cries!
empty mindedness,
doom

My...

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valor that taunts, defies danger,
   thumbs its nose even at death,
      makes dying most honorable
         for this wounded war creature;

         life worth...

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Your arms held to the branch
While I clung to you
You swung from tree to tree
Till my little palms let go you free
I fell into the water 
Making a splash
You disappeared from my eyes 
With the speed of a flash
You had a troop to lead
So you...

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