Moto Butaj wrote:Butaj counts on fingers. The miai is halfway through and there has been no horse riding, Bariqu wrestling, throat singing, morin khur playing, or anything like that. Butaj thinks that either Ide Dabo wants to be really apologetic to the easterners about who the Unicorn are or the best shall come in the latter part of the miai.
So, poetry! But which poetry? That confuses Butaj, especially after the poetry afternoon with Asako Yuki. Travel poetry? Haiku? Ruba'i? This is a hard dilemma for Butaj. He thinks and thinks and thinks and... suddenly brightens! Yes, this is the way. Butaj will combine them all! Rhymes and lines from rubaiyat, natural feel and syllables from haiku and theme from the poetry of his people! Excited to be a precursor of cultural fusion, he gets back to work, counting syllables on fingers. Damn haiku doesn't come easy to Butaj but he will not falter. But what to do with fourth verse? In rubaiyat there have to be four! Eh, let it be another 7... or 5... or 7.... Duuuuh 7!
My majestic horse
Across the steppe takes his course
Riding with great force
It knocks on heaven's doors... of course
Butaj considers the effect. It is suitably glorious. Butaj is pleased and proud of himself.
What? Butaj has to write it down? Why not tell it aloud? Where is the respect for oral traditions? This surely hasn't been organised by a Naoko! Oh well. Butaj has this excellent piece of poetry so even his bad calligraphy can't spoil it. He's careful though and in the end unwittngly messes up only part of the second line, if one does not count accidental blots here and there. The ink is messy stuff, but what's written is:
My majestic horse
Into the vale takes his course
Riding with great force
It knocks on heaven's doors... of course
Oooh, so this funny piece of paper is actually meant to be waved! Good! Butaj knows how to dance and wave things! Let all know the glory of all-in-one poetry!
Butaj counts it as a resounding success. He even causes some deep blushes and this funny face-hiding eastern women are so fond of when they show appreciation. He grins wide and smirks at the vivid reactions of some of the judges. This can only mean they will finally appreciate Butaj's eligibility.
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-1 Point
Oh my~!
