Bushido Poem by Dónall Dempsey

Between Bu & Bun
human nature always turns
plum blossom just is.

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Plum blossom represents optimism...it's appearance hearlds the end of winter and the beginning of Spring.

Bushido is the way of the warrior. The samurai strove to forge a balance between the Bu(martial arts) and the Bun(the cultivated arts) . So we have hunting and haikus, falconry and flower arrangement, archery and calligraphy...the sword of the tea ceremony.

WAY OF THE WORLD

Between fierce & fine
always turns the human mind
plum blossom just is