JAPANESE GOTHIC: a found poem
In the house
behind the sword
ferns,
there was a man,
and a murderer,
and a stain.
Japanese Gothic, by Kylie Lee Baker
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I adore how much is left to the imagination here.
Yes, exactly, Philip!
So succinct in portraying the mystery! Fantastic!
the ferns/stain rhyme can’t go unnoticed.
Also, you’ve done so much with spare lines– and arguably only one adjective!
No more need be written; the imagination does the rest.
One story representing many events in human history! Maybe history teachers should put this at the top of every syllabus.
Wonderfully sinister. Is this a translation, Nettie?
No translation, Kevin. The author is American (with Japanese heritage).
The amount of compressed story here is so big: I really enjoyed this.