(Hakuho finishes off young Ura)
Hakuho’s beaten
many opponents before
their hands leave the sand
eldest yokozuna and
history’s grand champion
only a handful
of wins away from all-time
historic record
and yet here comes young Ura,
with only fourteen bashos
his third basho at
makuuchi, afraid of
no one his elder
Hakuho tosses salt with
more anger than anyone
psychological
or metaphysical - these
tactics have back-up
Hakuho stalks before bouts,
glaring with ominous threat
and yet young Ura
is not shook, and already
maegashira 4
Hakuho blasts with standard
force, often unstoppable
Ura does not stop
but pauses and redirects,
moving in spiral
Ura’s able to fend off
an immediate defeat
verse yokozuna,
this is victory enough;
but bout continues
pushed back to edge, Hakuho
has obvious advantage
Ura (however)
remains unshook, and attempts
to twist his elder
heel to rice straw bale, toes dug
in with stubborn resistance
only the young are
stubborn enough to not see
what is obvious
Hakuho has no mortal
match; this shall be his basho
and yet young Ura
does not give a fuck, twisting
after kinboshi
Hakuho contorts with him,
redirecting redirect
just as Hakuho
is turned more than easily
done, Ura is tossed
he lands in defeat, at least
in this particular bout
but Ura’s fighting
spirit is strong - tactics can’t
train a stubborn heart
Hakuho’s star is well-known,
as Ura’s starts to take shape
(the full match from Jason's Sumo Channel, should you care to watch it)
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