Why 1,575 haikus? Because my darlingest Annelies Marie Frank lived 15.75 years in this world.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Sword of the Soldier

This sword is sharp
not because there is a sword,
for what is a sword?

A sword is nothing
without the will that weilds it;
a heart of courage.

This sword strikes
against War!
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To the noble hearted soul,
in every person of the soldier,
virtue is the real steel.

The spirit of his sword
lives apart from its base metal
and becomes his rank and distinction.

For every soldier's sword instructs -
The steel of its truth is the art of its peace.

Excalibur in flames!