To the snowman – A Poem from Korea

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No matter how lonely you are, don’t cry

If you cry often

Even your heart will melt and disappear.

Sim woo ki, a poet from Korea, the Land of Morning Calm, shares his poem  

Sim Woo Ki- Korea-Sindh CourierPoet Sim woo ki was born on July 4, 1964, in Hamyeol, Jeollabuk-do. He completed his doctoral studies in the English Literature Department, majoring in English Novels, at Gachon University in 2013. His literary debut came in 2011 with the publication of his work in Poetry Literature. In 2012, he received the Creative Fund from the Seoul Cultural Foundation. In 2013, he published his first poetry collection, Thirteen Ways to See Black Flowers, which was later selected as a Sejong Excellent Book in 2014. He expanded his literary reach by publishing a collection of English-translated poems, Read My Love, You, in 2016. Over the years, he has authored several works, including his second poetry collection, The Secret Messenger, as well as Ice Pillar of Fire and The Day the First Snow Falls, the latter of which he co-authored. Poet Sim woo ki has also contributed to academia, lecturing at Kyungwon University, Inha Technical College, and Gachon University.

2802848_image_2To the snowman

No matter how lonely you are, don’t cry

If you cry often

Even your heart will melt and disappear

 

No matter how cold it is, don’t go to the fire

Since your whole body will turn into tears without a sound

 

When the wind blows and a snowstorm falls

Be the first to climb the hill outside the eastern gate

And greet the winter traveler who has come with difficulty

 

There is a person

Walking with a wound

That is the snowman

 

Even if your hands and feet are cut off by frostbite

And your eyes, nose, and mouth are cut off

You cannot roll your strong heart

 

The wind blows and it snows

The colder it is, the more it knows warmth

It is your season

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shn6bceyvbzguz4cyt3o눈사람에게

아무리 외로워도 울지 마라

자주 울다 보면

심장조차 녹아 사라지게 터이니

 

아무리 추워도 불가에 가지 마라

소리도 없이

온몸이 눈물이 되리니

 

바람 불고 눈보라 치면

제일 먼저 동구 언덕에 올라서서

힘들게 오는 겨울 나그네를 마중하라

 

상처를 안고

걸어오는 사람이 있다

바로 눈사람이다

 

동상으로 손발 잘리고

눈코 베어가도

단단한 마음을 굴릴 수는 없다

 

바람이 불고 눈이 온다

추우면 추울수록 따뜻함을 아는

당신의 계절이

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Read: Cloud Letter – Poetry from Korea

 

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