Flowers of a Moment: Poem 83

저쪽 언덕에서
소가 비 맞고 서 있다

이쪽 처마 밑에서
나는 비가 그치기를 가다리고 있다

둘은 한참 뒤 서로 눈길을 피하였다

-고은

there on the slope
a cow stands being rained on

here under the eaves
I’m waiting for the rain to stop

after a while we avoided each other’s gaze

-Ko Un

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This is poem 83 from Flowers of a Moment, which is a small volume of poetry by Korean author Ko Un that I am currently translating into English.

 

 

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