Kamikaze Flashcards
“Her father embarked at sunrise/ …. Water …. Samurai sword / … a shaven head full of powerful
incantations. “
“Her father embarked at sunrise/ …. Water …. Samurai sword / … a shaven head full of powerful
incantations. “
“enough fuel for a one way journey into history.”
“enough fuel for a one way journey into history.”
But half way there, she thought”
But half way there, she thought”
“he must have looked far down/ at the little fishing boats / strung out like bunting”
“he must have looked far down/ at the little fishing boats / strung out like bunting”
“and remembered…. He and brothers waiting… their father’s boat safe”
“and remembered…. He and brothers waiting… their father’s boat safe”
“arcing in swathes like a huge flag waved… dark shoals of fishes / flashing silver”
“arcing in swathes like a huge flag waved… dark shoals of fishes / flashing silver”
“loose silver of whitebait and once / a tuna, the dark prince, muscular dangerous.”
“loose silver of whitebait and once / a tuna, the dark prince, muscular dangerous.”
“my mother never spoke again / in his presence”
“my mother never spoke again / in his presence”
Neighbours “treated him / as though he no longer existed”
Neighbours “treated him / as though he no longer existed”
“we children…. (also) Learned to be silent”
“we children…. (also) Learned to be silent”
“this was no longer the father we loved”
“this was no longer the father we loved”
“he must have wondered which had been the better way to die”
“he must have wondered which had been the better way to die”
