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The Early Harvest
Author: redacted  PM
Two traditional Japanese death haiku in the meter of 5-7-5-7-7
Rated: Fiction K - English - Poetry/Tragedy - Words: 49 - Published: 07-12-12 - Status: Complete - id: 3041316
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Autumn leaves tumble
past fields of once bright flowers
and fallen soldiers
Do not mourn the dead my son
but thank fate that such men lived
Seeds planted in peace
grow to promising young men
eager pride stirs them
Curse war, the early harvest
now fathers bury their sons
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