As tomorrow's sun rises I must go and become one With a mountain of steel And barely controlled fire. I will ride out Like the samurai of old To fight And to die. Too long has been my ride. Too many men have fallen Before the fire at my command. Too long has been my ride. Were I a farmer I would till my fields. Were I a fisherman I would tend my nets. But I am a warrior And the way of the Warrior Is all I know. tomorrow's sun rises I must go and become one With a mountain of steel And barely controlled fire. I will ride out Like the samurai of old To fight And to die. This untitled poem was written by an unknown Kurita 'MechWarrior before his death in the battle for Lasken's World. It was found, along with his katana, by Morgan Curry, an independent correspondent currently attached to Lindon's Company. Back to BattleTechnology Table of Contents Back to BattleTechnology List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1987 by Pacific Rim Publishing. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com