The Power of Water
Water’s shape is round,
sometimes water’s shape is square
the way it is held.
When the way is clear,
the water will flow freely,
all obstacles gone.
When the way is blocked,
the water will stand and pool,
becoming a lake.
Streams can move boulders,
Floodwaters move a mountain
Still pools hold the moon.
This is an adaptation from a 16th century text on Budo (but I forget who right now, and I’m too lazy to look it up.) It’s highly adapted, and is pretty much a choka, a Japanese longer poem. In this case, it’s a series of 5,7,5 syllables. Something that’s from the fan fiction I’m writing, the Evil in Men’s Hearts.
This is very beautiful, wonderful visuals. The last line is just plain magic, so pure and simple.