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Thursday 12 June 2008
Samurai cover-up
He used to stand in his armour,
waiting in the corridor
off the back stairs
(that were probably the front stairs
when the old part of the building
stood alone, proud and modern).
Visitors accidentally found him,
small and unimposing,
like a school lollypop man without
his stick of authority.
The ancient Japanese warrior had a term:
Tsuji-giri
(pronounced with a silent T)
meaning
TO TRY OUT A NEW SWORD
ON A PASSER-BY.
Watch your step. Look out
for the new blades.
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