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Poetry

soryang

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5. thankyou Tucker

Reply to Tucker08087 (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 13, 2022, 03:10 AM

Jan 2022

...for sharing your reaction. Your creativity is a gift. I could only interpret poetry never write it like you do. Even interpreting a poem is something I hadn't tried since I was in high school until recently. Your so lucky to have the writer's gift.

I just found this poem by chance on twitter on a Korean cultural thread. I should have credited the image (Image source- Jack Jung twitter 10.21.20). When things get rough, I look for a Korean song ( usually an oldie or traditional song) or poem to get me through. Translating them makes me think about the meaning as carefully as I can.

This is one of my favorites:

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/12491921

Thousand Year Rock lyrics: Jang Kyeong-soo 장경수 Music: Jang Ook-cho 장욱조 Original singer: 박정식

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