시인들

To you who does not cry, May loneliness not reach you. Within the white snow, Only longing was held. Where are you? Are you on a deep hill where even the wind won't go? Or in a high cave where sunlight doesn't enter? Amidst the graceful canola flowers, I gaze into the cloudless moonlit night.

Putting aside the weakness that thought this was enough Putting aside the pride that grieves but doesn't cry Setting aside the foolishness that pretended not to know warmth The memories of those days when I only left my heart beyond what I couldn't reach Perhaps I wasn't myself from the start.

Even when I wasn't looking at you, You were always looking at me. Even when I had completely forgotten you, You never forgot me. Ah – you, who approached as if fading, are vividly in the empty space. Even when I didn't know you, You were the only one who knew me.

I want to become you And try to imitate you Lightly and delicately Sometimes rough and strong And I always fail But you know nothing Just my own storm I can't find another way I come back again

I am ash Black ash Black ash that dirties others I am a sentient being A foolish sentient being A sentient being that confuses the world with shallow knowledge But before them I am a crown A crown adorned with illusions and expectations They bring various ornaments and adorn me And ask me to rule them Unaware of the other side

A shining star A star everyone wants to be A star that's hard for me to be A big star A star that's everyone's goal It's never easy for me A fallen star A star that lost its light Something that represents me Why is it so hard for me? I want to become one too Why did I turn out this way? I didn't want to be here either

Shed the husk. Let April remain with only its kernel, Shed the husk. Shed the husk. Let only the outcry of Gomnaru in Donghak remain, Shed the husk. And so, again, Shed the husk. Here, Asadal's Asanyeo, baring her breasts and more, Shall stand before the neutral wedding hall, Blushing with shame, And bow in greeting. Shed the husk. From Halla to Baekdu, Let only the fragrant earth-breasts remain, And let all that metal be gone. Year of Publication Late 1960s Genre Free verse, protest poetry Characteristics Rebellious, volitional, reality-engaging Theme Pursuit of a genuine and pure national life Synopsis Emphasizing the pure democratic aspirations of the April 19 Revolution and the popular meaning of the Donghak Peasant Revolution, it rejects foreign intervention and expresses a desire for harmony and unification within the nation. Meaning of Poetic Devices Husk = Metal: Hypocrisy and superficiality, negative power (including external forces) Kernel: Purity, essence Greeting bow: National unification and harmony Features Repetition of the same poetic line, direct expression Symbolic and contrasting poetic devices (husk <-> kernel) Use of imperative mood

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