At Sapyeong Station Kwak Jae-gu (1954 – ) The last train hadn’t come for a while. All night, outside the waiting room, snowflakes were piling. By every window, where a white gust of lilac was dazzling, a sawdust stove was burning red. Some were dozing like the last day of a month, some were coughing … Continue reading
Ferryboat and Traveler Han Yong-un (1879-1944) I am a ferryboat, You are a traveler. With your muddy feet, you trample on me. Enfolding you in my arms, I sail across water. With you enfolded, I can cross the rapids, deep, shallow, or swift. When you do not come, I wait for you night and day, … Continue reading
The Farmer and The Poet Kim Yong Taik (1948-) My father Built a house With grass, tree, soil, wind, water, and sunshine And lived in the house As he tended the crops. And I, With what do I write a poem? I, like my father, Want to write a poem With grass, tree, soil, wind, … Continue reading
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