another Korean poem in translation by Geul on the blog Cardiac Slaves of the Stars
translated from the Korean by geul
The night I returned to my hometown
my skeleton followed me and lay down in the room with me.
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The dark room opened up out into the universe,
could it be from the skies – the wind blows in like sound.
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Looking closely
at the finely weathering skeleton
with tears welling up – is it me weeping?
Or is it the skeleton weeping?
Or is it the beautiful soul that’s weeping?
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The faithful dog
stays up all night and barks at the darkness.
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The dog barking at the darkness
is no doubt pursuing me.
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