A Bird

By Lee Hyang Ji

Translated by Rodney E. Tyson & Hong Eun-Taek

Poem Gate. July 19, 2002.

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You hide your figure among the leaves
And sing alone

You press down on a branch, jump up
And soar away alone

You are small, light, and don't think of looking back

You know of nothing but yourself

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