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Stephen Turnbull

“«Like a fossil tree
From which we gather no flowers
Sad has been my life
Fated no fruit to produce.»

Death poem composed by Minamoto Yorimasa immediately before his act of seppuku in the Byodo-in temple of Uji.”

Stephen Turnbull, Samurai: The Japanese Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual
tags: samurai, seppuku
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Samurai: The Japanese Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual Samurai: The Japanese Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual by Stephen Turnbull
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