Western Ronin

Poem by Rocco Valentini

Artwork Sourced from Pinterest. Artist: Unknown.

Western Ronin

by Antonio Rocco S. (Rocco Valentini)

武士道

勇 Ride alone across the open prairie, 
And let your spurs be caked with mud;
A testament to the burdens you carry,
義 Your duster stained with blood.

名誉 A life without honor brings endless strife,
As does a death without purpose;
For chivalry is the poetry of life,
忠義 And to your ideals you pledge your service.

仁 Bend like a reed that sways in the wind,
Yet stand firm like a rock against the tide;
Strike forward until your enemies rescind,
礼 Such is the way of the samurai.

誠) Bearing seven virtues and a six-shooter’s weight, 
The Western Ronin stands guard against fate.