Sword Poem

Konnichiwa!

I got kind of inspired and wrote a poem in honor of my favorite sword. Enjoy.

Ode to A Blade

By Midori Kawakami (copyright 2011, Midori Kawakami)

What is there to be said about someone who would fight with you

Die for you.

What can one say?

You’re my perfect partner in this dance of death

Wearing armor of blue

I reach for you in unfettered trust

You take my hand.

Back to back in the bamboo grove

The leaves the color of fall

Together we await our destiny

As other partners gather for the dance

Some comrades, some enemies

Only the strongest will remain standing.

I place my faith in you

You wordlessly place your trust in me

And we dance to the sacrificial dirge

The song of the battlefield

Until only our comrades remain on the field with us

And the stream flows crimson.

We take our leave

I silently thank you for fighting with me as I cleanse the blood from you

For being willing to die for me.

And again I wonder

For one whom fights with you without question

Who is willing to die for you

What can one say?