To My Son 06

O my son
your older brother
is a substitute father

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To My Son 02

O my son
Cut your hair of head entirely
Or not at all

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Prologue 1

red raven
punished the heaven
by putting hypocrisy
into its sea

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Prologue 2

it will be sandstorm
that will gather
animal and human
from the east to the west

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Prologue 3

tiger walked out
into a different forest
one that was perfumed
by the last lilies of August

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To My Son 04

O my son
if you go into your family home
say greeting
because it
be blessed for you
and your family

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Who Overcome People

who overcome people
by the strength
is not the strong
who control themselves
while in anger
is the strong

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Epilogue 16

early April thunder and
tornado

have gathered into
one

wind dancing and
laughing

on the wooden
roof

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Epilogue 11

if you haven't seen
it

on the flood of this
field

you must insist and
believe

the rainbow is Spring's
glow

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Prologue 4

silver butterfly found
a palace populated
by blinded nymphs
who shouted their oaths
on the secrets of the destiny

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