Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly
Molten metal is transformed
Its purpose revealed

Imperial Craft
One thousand acceptable
Forms of creation

The soldier’s true sword
The scholar’s one true pursuit
The crafter’s one task

Harmony, Talent,
Honor, Wisdom, Balance, Skill,
Way, Form, Wei Wu Wei *

Self-biography
The Empire’s traditions kept
Writing about me

*OOC means Action Without Action or Effortless Effort written in a stylized manner similar to art, though without skill of art