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Blossoms scrap

by Hwang Tong-gyugo link October 28, 2015

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Hwang Tong-gyu

Hwang Tong-gyu is a professor emeritus at Seoul National University and chairperson of the literature department at the National Academy of Arts. He was a visiting professor at UC Berkeley and NYU, and participated in the University of Iowa's International Writing Program. He has received the Lee San Literature Prize, Daesan Literary Award, Midang Literary Award, and Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit. His books of poems have been translated into English, German, French, and Spanish.

I cannot think that trees bloom full-blown
to stand idly and wait for fruits to come.
 
When bees are buzzing in every direction
blossoms one by one will open their doors
to greet the bees come hurrying from afar.
 
The embrace! Each blossom grasps
the bee that just digs into her, a tight squeeze!
 
Far up in the sky above the blooming pear and cherry trees
birds see the bright clouds rising from the ground
and forget, for a moment, heaven and earth.

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Hwang Tong-gyu

Hwang Tong-gyu

Hwang Tong-gyu is a professor emeritus at Seoul National University and chairperson of the literature department at the National Academy of Arts. He was a visiting professor at UC Berkeley and NYU, and participated in the University of Iowa's International Writing Program. He has received the Lee San Literature Prize, Daesan Literary Award, Midang Literary Award, and Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit. His books of poems have been translated into English, German, French, and Spanish.

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