Poem- Dal Bodrae, Poetess - Lee, Ah Young (South Korea)

 

Lee, Ah Young (South Korea)


Poetess Lee, Ah Young  was born in Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and completed the creative writing course at Chung-Ang University's Graduate School of Arts. She made her debut in the quarterly magazine ‘Free Literature’ in 2001. She has authored three books of poetry and has won two literary awards. Currently, she serves as the Vice President of the Korean World Literature Association.




Dal Bodrae


Nine o'clock at night is turning to ten o'clock

Gangbuk-gu Office Intersection

The crossing waits for the traffic light

 

The road between Insubong Peak and Baekundae, with residual snow remaining

The pure white full moon is rising

Above Insubong’s head

The moon walks out looking fresh and stylish.

 

When the traffic light changed

The moon beckons me to come across

To Dal Bodrae Cafe before my eyes

 

My mother appeared in my dream last night

Hiding her raw, sore fingers in her dishcloth skirt

Like a dew-covered lotus leaf

Mother washing my forehead

 

She's like the moon in front of the Dal Bodrae Cafe door

Becoming a stone statue

Waiting until the alpha star appears.

 

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