BENNOSUKE

Events in the life of Miyamoto Musashi...an undefeated Samurai of legend...

Kensei,
battles yet to wield
to bring honor to the name,
and to death I do not yield
I am the enlightened one
blessed is the art of ceremonial teas
as I kneel before Lotus blossom fields
in it's splendor and zen like chi
I was born year of the monkey
to the feudal ways
I have been given many names
by Buddha's praise Niten Dōraku
in my birthplace of Banshu
Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke
sipping the teas to honor my father
and masters of my teachings
my blade drawing blood
while my enemy is reaching
in Buddhist incantations and tones
to moans of flesh and discarded bones,
thirteen to the year of my warriors trail
Dorin Temple would begin my tale
Arima, unrefined and frail
was destined to fail,
his body limp and pale
in his final exhale,
I was underestimated,
in strategy and my will to prevail
travels to Kyoto
one brother wounded but Two I disarmed,
escaping I create the dance of two arms
on northern sands, the first stance
with swords drawn in both hands
I have found my calling
I have done battle with
"The Demon Of The Western Provinces"
tutelage of the Nodachi consciousness
as of yesterday the Demon is no more
defeated by a Bokken carved out of a wooden oar
 
 

Reviews

[joshua deathdealer]

Superb write!! I love the story here. I always been a big fan of the samurai.

[brenda]

nice unique wow i liked this !:)

[Ashli The Amazing]

very nice i really liked it [:

[Victoria PoetryBunny]

nice line:
"and to death I do not yield"
enjoyed the rhyming in this especially here:
"and masters of my teachings
my blade drawing blood
while my enemy is reaching"
and also liked these lines and the rhyming here:
"and tones
to moans of flesh and discarded bones,"
really interesting i feel like you just caught the lifestyle well and a Samurai :)

[Kenneth The Poet]

Very nice.