A Joyful Letter Hwang Tong-gyu (1938-) 1 For me to think of you must be a trivial thing like the setting sun and blowing wind at where you sit, but I shall call you with the long-lasting trivialness when you are lost in the endless agony. 2 The truest, truest reason for my love of … Continue reading
A Person I Love Jeong Ho-seung (1950-present) I don’t love a person who doesn’t have a shade. I don’t love a person who doesn’t love a shade. Sunlight is dazzling only when there’s a shade. When I sit in the shade under a tree And look at the sunlight tinkling among the leaves, How beautiful … Continue reading
Cricket Hwang Tong-gyu (1938-) A cricket that was chirping around a benjamin vase on the balcony for several evenings chirped in the utility room in the back yesterday. A bit sluggishly. What had made it move there, while, by and by, autumn is deepening lonesomely? Would it have crawled across the living room or flown? … 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
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
Classroom with a View of the Sea 10 – Cleaning Window Jeong Ilgeun (1958-) It’s truly clear: A sheet of glass window Which has been tenderly cleaned by Yeol, Yeol, Who can barely write his name Remote shoreline and loving brother islands, A sheet of autumn sea That is dazzling as it is Ah, Over … Continue reading
In this post, I decided to use translation that is not my own. If you want to check where the translation comes from, click here and here. I will further introduce the website at the end of the post. Lake 1 A face Can take shelter Deep in two hands, But the longing heart, Large as a lake- … Continue reading
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