Disclaimer: Shinsengumi, to which a great deal of connotations have been linked to, does not belong to me. They are dead in the pages of history. Only the words are mine, but now they're yours.
Another
Another day, another passing
Goodbye to the fallen rose, as
dust rises to meet the already gone
who sit and ask
'What was this all for?'
Silence the only answer while
Death stands at their shoulder
~
Another sunrise, another endless,
meaningless beginning
The lark screaming
for closure
This act of final release, the
only gesture of compassion,
A soul's feast as
we bask in each velvet sky
'When will this end?'
~
Another cry, another loss
The willow's branches dip to meet
the flowing stream
Find your comfort
lest it falters in moonrise
~
Another mistake, another gone,
The wolf mourns
the passing of its last
When will the end
ever justify the means?
~
Another tear, another heart breaks
Wind sweeps through the empty den
Maybe tomorrow, in the rising of the
Light We'll find an answer
'Til then, the lone wolf remains behind.
AN: Yet another poem to complement 'Forgotten Sake'. This one expresses what I feel the war was about. Nothing to do with real ideals, because they only get lost and forgotten in the midst of bloodshed. It's more of trying to survive to see another new day. It's tiring and energy sapping, but it's all that they have left.
Oh yes, and 'the rising of the Light' is linked to the rising of the Meiji Era, since the Kanji for Mei means Light (in Chinese), I'm not too sure about it's meaning in Japanese, please let me know, if you do!
~Haruko
Queen of Koorime: Thank you for your encouragement, it means a lot to a lonely and weary poet. ^_^
MissBehavin: Here's another one for you, you're the best!