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A Poem a Day

Shijo Breeze ever fresh, moon ever bright, not a mote of dust in bamboo grove or pine pavilion. The komun’go and ten thousand books make for even finer feelings. Kwŏn Homun (1532-1587) passed the civil service examination when he was thirty. He resigned his position when his parents … [Read More...]

LODGING AT PUHUNG TEMPLE

Lost my way; came to a mountain hermitage; the people call it Puhŭng Temple. Cranes on green pines are the sole residents here; it’s midday but I haven’t met the monk. A gold Buddha rests against the ancient wall; jade lanterns gutter on bare beams. The yard in front is extraordinarily … [Read More...]

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CH’OYONG FRAGMENT It was snowing in March. Snow wet the new lilac shoots, wet the flowering camellias. The southern sea still clad in winter fur cocked an early eye. Before I slept that night I heard the bull seal cry. March snow has big flakes; It wet the pale necks of the … [Read More...]

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