Korean pen pal sent me a poem by Kim Dong-Hwan. I’ve only managed to translate some of it, but those images are of southern spring breezes, azaleas fragrant blooms, and wheat ripe in May.
Poem by Kim Dong-Hwan – 김동환 시인의
‘산넘어 남촌에는 누가 살길래’ Who lives beyond the southern mountain
산넘어 남촌에는 누가 살길래
해마다 봄바람이 남으로 오네
아- 꽃피는 4월이면 진달래 향기
밀익는 5월이면 보리내음새
어느것 한가진들 실어 안 오리
남촌서 남풀 불제 나는 좋데나
“I lovely like when southern wind blows from the southern sea.” That magical way pen pal’s “not perfect” English leaves me feeling he has the soul of a poet.
Hanguk Babble 