The Forest
--after Yun Dongju
The clock tick tock beats in my chest
my troubled mind is called by forest.
The dark millennium-tarnished forest
hugs my exhausted frame as predestined.
From the top begins the forest's darkness
a black wave presses down my young chest
and leaves sough in evening breeze
swahh -- I also shiver afraid.
Far-off frogs croaking over early summer
My bygone village feels farther off.
Only those stars peering through the trees
can lead me to some new day's promise.
--after Yun Dongju
The clock tick tock beats in my chest
my troubled mind is called by forest.
The dark millennium-tarnished forest
hugs my exhausted frame as predestined.
From the top begins the forest's darkness
a black wave presses down my young chest
and leaves sough in evening breeze
swahh -- I also shiver afraid.
Far-off frogs croaking over early summer
My bygone village feels farther off.
Only those stars peering through the trees
can lead me to some new day's promise.
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