“Flowers Blooming on the Mountains” by Kim So-Wol
On the mountains flowers bloom.Flowers bloom.Through autumn, spring, and summer,flowers bloom. On the mountains,On the mountains,flowers bloom.Each one as alone…
February 2014
“In the Night” by Kim Gwang-Seop
Among a multitude of stars,one stares down at me.Among a multitude of people,I stare up at that one star.As the…
“Mother, Sister” by Kim So-Wol
Mother, sister, let’s live by the riverside.Golden sand sparkling among the garden grass.The song of reeds beyond the back door.Mother,…
“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…
“Worries for Mom” by Ki Hyeong-Do
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,…
“Class Dismissal” by Do Jong-Hwan
Kids, don’t go straight home.The faces of cosmos flowers are peeking throughwith waving hands, so return the wave.Hug each tree…