The Orchid Door: Ancient Korean Poems by Tr. Joan S.Grigsby - HTML preview

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Morning Thoughts

Yi Kyu Bo.


Sunbeam with sunbeam chases mist away

From mountain tops at dawn.

Grey crags now gleam like gold above the sea,

Forgetful of the clouds that covered them,

Hiding, last night, the lustre of the moon.

Would that I so might chase away the dreams

Which held me all night long and still pursue

My spirit through the day!