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Wednesday 17 January 2024

Night settles on this mountain village - Ch'ŏn'gum

Night settles on this mountain village;
a dog barks way over there.
From the gate of my hut
I see a cold moon in a cold sky.
Hey there dog! Why bark like that?
The moon and I want to sleep.

Ch'ŏn'gum (16th century?) Korea
Translated by Larry Gross

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