Songs of the Kisaeng: Courtesan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty by Hwang Jini et al. - HTML preview

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Kang Gangwol

Late One Night

 

Late one night, alone, unsleeping,

I heard the wild geese cry.

Raising more wick to flame,

I continued my turning.

Then low, heavy sounds of rain

made me feel dimmer, farther away.

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