A Desert in Water Ki Hyongdo (1960-1989) Three in the morning, everything runs into the street. I am forbidden Monsoons pour down to an empty building Unintelligible sentences pass on the water and I no longer hint that I am present A window, a green corn leaf flow down A merciless corn plant……I pronounce it … Continue reading
Cricket Ra Heeduk (1966 – ) Buried in a cicada’s noise that shakes a tall branch, My cry is not yet a song. Between the narrow crack in the concrete wall of an underpass, Between the cries I pour out on the cold floor Where there is neither grass nor drop of dew coming down, … Continue reading
Water, Wind, and Light – Land 11 Jo Taeil (1941-1999) Water and water meet in silence And mingle without a trace. Whether cold or hot, they mingle as they are. Wind and wind, too, meet in silence And mingle without a trace. They mingle either swiftly or leisurely. While things from one lineage meet and … Continue reading
The Sun Pak Tujin (1916-1998) Rise, the sun. Rise, the sun. Rise, the fair sun in your face washed clean. Beyond the mountains, flame and wolf the darkness all night. The fair sun, in your burning, youthful face, rise. I loathe the moonlit night. I loathe the moonlit night. I loathe the moonlit night in … Continue reading
Pink Clusters Kim Eok (1896-?) On the street where spring breeze buoyantly rolls, Pink apricot blossoms open their eyes. Ineffably delighted to see pink clusters, A butterfly dances as it sways. On the street where spring breeze buoyantly rolls, Pink apricot blossoms flutter in the wind. As pink clusters fall in the wind, A butterfly … Continue reading
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