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1. Sunlight touches Palm weight through heavy Curtain shadow I gather Sitting council Newspaper resting Against the corner Of his knee He tells me About passing time Hold on to everyday He says Full Heart beating soft Clinging like dust In the corners 2. Hold in A Waiting autumn I turn Placing a photograph On the kitchen table He has His arm around her Sun promise laughing Warm light against an open face Cold body Drifting hollow in the open tide 3. New morning shapes In the small hours Breathing solid A waning light What do I say to him now About the time that’s passing The grass bends soft with Moving shadows Ne

Episode 1 – Return of the Ronin High above the skyline of the Japanese city of Toyama, past the rays of the sun that blessed the citizens with its light and warmth, upon clouds that slowly changed from white to gray to black the higher the height, stood a castle resembling the fortresses of a bygone era. But this castle was in no way pleasant or inviting. Its intimidating, dominating presence, painted in blood red and the darkest shade of black, would strike fear into the hearts of even the bravest of people once they set eyes on it, and much more to the ordinary. And that was merely the outside. Deep inside, in what could otherwise b