“Flowers That Bloom When Shaken” by Do Jong-Hwan
Where have flowers bloomed but never trembled?Even those most beautifulall trembled as they blossomed,and as they shook, stalks grew firm.Where…
Where have flowers bloomed but never trembled?Even those most beautifulall trembled as they blossomed,and as they shook, stalks grew firm.Where…
Gone to marketcarrying thirty bunches of young radishes on her head,mom still hasn’t returned and the light’s long faded.I’m forgotten,…
Kids, don’t go straight home.The faces of cosmos flowers are peeking throughwith waving hands, so return the wave.Hug each tree…
One sunlight-filled afternoonyou asked,“Wanna do it with me?”My reply,which blossomed like a flower,“Yeah.” As a round sea, you rise above…
Don’t touch. An unwavering stare. Having traveled far on foot with a red arrow through the heart, the act is…
I want to bea woman like gasoline.Have a light soulto avoid feeling rainbows,both warm and dangerous,a combustible chest–pure volatility, full-aged,leaving…
Like cool fresh water gushing upthrough cracks between rocks,like deep blue-green onion stalks lifting headsthrough snow-covered ground,bothso clearand sopungent. 돌틈에서…
1I turned down a village side street and apples hangingclung close to my steps like fire. Being poor, I’m well…