Song of the Samurai: A Haiku Collection

By India Millar

Will you step into

My web? You will like it here. 

No one ever leaves

 

There are some who believe that the honor of a samurai is reserved for men. But they are wrong.

A daughter of a samurai picks up her father's sword and becomes a legend. Each stroke of the sword is as precise as the stroke of a brush. 
 

The haikus herein are spread across the eight-book epic saga Warrior Woman of the Samurai, but collected here for your enjoyment. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Empress Publishing
• Release date: Feb 24, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393447740

Book preview

一

You cannot hope to

Understand me until you

First wear all my clothes

二

The sound of rain on

Hard ground is my heart beating

As I wait for you

三

On sand, our footsteps

Vanish with the tide. Memories

Linger forever

四

Snow bends the boughs to

Its will. But once the thaw comes,

Their time will return

五

You will not make me

A slave unless I will it.

Am I then a slave?

六

The bee that stings me

Also brings life to the fields.

Mine is such small pain

七

Paper. Scissors. Rock.

Which is the greatest when each

May win in their turn?

八

The winter wind makes

Me shiver. In summer, I

Enjoy a cool breeze

九

Your hand curls around

A seashell. Take care, it may

Not be quite empty

十

Where has yesterday

Gone, you ask me. Why worry?

It will never change

十一

I wonder if my

Reflection looks back at me

And sees what I see

十二

Clothes are the shape of

My body, but only when

I am wearing them

十三

You say I am blind.

How then can you hope to know

What it is I see?

十四

I see. I hear. I

Feel. How much more good fortune

Could I ever need?

十五