<p>혀끝에 피는 꽃</p><p> </p><p>김휼</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>빗나간 말이 화살촉으로 스쳐간 뒤</p><p> </p><p>구순口脣의 영토를 가진 농부는</p><p>고운 말의 씨를 체에 거른다</p><p>상흔이 남아있는 자리</p><p>작은 눈망울 같은 씨앗을 묻고 토닥인다</p><p>괜찮아, 괜찮아</p><p>내가 너와 함께 있을게,</p><p>다정한 온기에 얼었던 땅이 풀리고</p><p>탈각된 껍질을 벗은 씨앗들</p><p>힘을 다해 꽃대를 밀어 올린다</p><p>에덴의 경이驚異로 피워낸 꽃</p><p>농부의 주름진 얼굴에도</p><p> </p><p>환한 꽃들 만발하고 있다</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Flowers Blooming on the Tip of the Tongue</p><p> </p><p>Kim-Heuul</p><p> </p><p>After the missed words grazed like arrowheads,</p><p> </p><p>The farmer, who owns the land of mouth and lips,</p><p>Sifts the seeds of sweet words through a sieve.</p><p>In the spot where scars remain,</p><p>He buries the seeds like small eyes and pats the soil gently.</p><p>It’s okay, it’s all right.</p><p>I’ll stay with you,</p><p>The frozen ground thaws in the kind warmth,</p><p>The seeds out of their peeled husks,</p><p>Push up the flower stalks with all their might.</p><p>The flowers which bloomed with the wonder of Eden.</p><p>Even on a farmer's wrinkled face</p><p> </p><p>Bright flowers are bursting forth in full bloom.</p><p> </p><p>   -Trans. by Yeo Kook Hyun</p>
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