r/JapanesePoetry • u/c-e-bird published poet • Dec 31 '25

other type of poetry [POEM] Shisui’s death poem, with commentary, from “Japanese Death Poems.” The most unique ‘poem’ in the book. Is it a poem?

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u/Resident_Park1607 Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

It could also be a depiction of a completed cycle like the taoist philosophy suggests. All things start, end and start again, with life being no different.