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Will the fog remember? – A Poem from Korea, the Land of Morning Calm

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Will the fog remember? – A Poem from Korea, the Land of Morning Calm

Kim Young-Eun

Kim Young-Eun Korea PoetessKim Young-Eun is a contemporary Korean poet. She has received two literary awards and is the publisher of the literary magazine ‘Dasiolmunhak’. She is also the representative of the publishing company Dasiol. Her poetry often explores themes of nature, love, and human nature.

Will the fog remember?

The winter rain which doesn’t want to deepen

As the water level deepens, it becomes damp weather

And finally brings along the fog

 

The small fragment of memory that I forgot

Because I was busy living

Following the winter rain, I draw

Sceneries as light as feathers

 

Dreaming of a fairytale-like life

With question marks attached

I briefly set it aside

But it was always something

I wanted to unfold, a lost piece of a dream

 

I still haven’t achieved or let go of it

Even the fog becomes a longing, a current reality

A peacock that realizes loss

Sighs within the fog

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안개는 기억하고 있을까

깊어지기 싫은 겨울비

깊어진 수위만큼 추적이더니

기어이 안개를 몰고 왔네

 

사느라 바빠 잊고 있던

작은 조각의 기억

겨울비 따라와

깃털 같은 풍경을 그리고 있네

 

동화 같은 삶을 꿈꾸며

물음표를 부여한 잠시 내려놓았지만

항시 펼치고 싶었던 상실한 꿈의 한조각

 

아직 이루지도 걷어내지도 못해

안개조차 그리움이 되고 현실

상실을 실감한 공작새 안개 속에 한숨짓고

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