Chapter 1
Long, long ago in old Japan
There was a wise and gracious man
He practiced daily with the sword,
And could hold his own against a horde.
He was a Samurai, and a skilled one too
In stressful situations, he knew what to do
In battles raging fifty feet in the air,
He could concentrate in all his fear.
However, the one thing he always feared
Was a Ninja either far or near
Those sneaky spies with limitless tricks
Would always a prominent target pick.
He knew Ninja slinked all around
Some as daimyos with their gold in pounds
Some as simple farmer folk
Men who were slaves or finance-broke.
Ninja were a fearful problem
He wished some man could stop them
He cried to all the gods
To stop those Ninja, those vile dogs.
I love how you have played with different words to introduce this story. Keep up the Good work. Excited for more!
This is very good in terms of meter and rhythm; the grammar is good too. One thing I would say is to try to avoid half-rhymes as much as possible (gods/dogs, problem/stop them) if you want a really strict rhyme scheme, and that the cover says 'knight' whilst the title says 'night' - which is the correct one? That being said it's hard to write a poem that tells a story and you're doing well to convey a plot.