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| Birth | Life | Death |
See the parent hold
a miracle in safe arms.
a new mind to teach | What is the meaning?
So many have asked before.
Mysteries await | Only silence heard
Wigh a mute voice and last breath,
I exist no more
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At the beginning, A newly budding willow, Ready for Life's road. | The winding path leads, The Bushi travels onward, Learning is his way. | Facing my last test, Still bending like the willow, My battle is won. |
| Warm inside the womb, Like an acorn in the soil, Break free to the light | Wrong answer in class, Actions and consequences, Learn from our mistakes | Grass doesn't know winter, One day a fish stops swimming, Be strong till the end |
| A new life is born The parents gaze with pride as their dreams come to life | Child springs to boy, boy falls to man. Man into friend, husband, father, god. | The final step. The end of all? The autumn start of new? No one knows. |
A bloom in the fall,
A father on Charles street
Handing out cigars | Shooting for the best
In everything I do is
Harder than it looks. | One last chance to love,
"Goodbye" is never goodbye.
Finally, time to rest. |
the first drop of rain
the river begins to flow
a new life swirling | rain falls and wind blows
the river swells and rages
lightning guides the sight | the wind falls quiet
river and rain are silent
all is as it was |
| | Failed Tai-Otoshi
Decreased movement preceeds pain, Such is Ju-Jitsu | Sadness, tears falling like rain
he cries out as death delays
my throat chokes with grief |
