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“Love is the Lack Thereof” by Ko Un
Was it May? June?Seokkoku stems’ blossoms had flowered. If you walked on,settling waves of white Cow Parsnips would be in bloom. A day like this—the last traces of fading sunset,a chill and dreary wind— I realized quietly that lifeis the lack of life.Love,the overwhelming lack of love. And what of me? Several years agoand today, the…