Han Min Ohn Poems

What appears right may have shadow of wrong
Hidden deep under the righteous ground
What appear wrong may still possess some light
Covered under the thick cloak of blight
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A kite flying high in the sky
string suddenly cut off
Glided down onto the ground, lying still.
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A little acidity not many tongues will detest
Sometimes a sour taste, for a tongue, is best
Too low of it and the tongue will be dissolved
Not a single tongue will dare to get involved.
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Having nothing to eat they sit silently
Resisting the alarming signal in their bellies
Their bodies so thin and emaciated
Their minds full of hunger and dilapidated
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With a full moon in the sky
Traveled I through the wild
Sound of insects and beasts passing through
Traveled I through the wood
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Tyranny, if I have to say
Is a kind of democracy in disarray
In which a handful of people have
Freedom of every aspect
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Once in my dream I became a butterfly
Over the flowers happily I flied
Resting on a flower drank I its juice
Shifting from one to another till belly was full
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Is it God’s will that a handful of people prosper?
Is it fate that the rest are living poor?
Is it God’s will that some are throwing food away?
Is it fate that many people are suffering hunger’s dismay?
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Twinkle, twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
They say you are a sun so far
For me, you are a shining wonder.
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Knowledge is something you can get
By parrot learning and cramming your head
You can fill your head with something new every day
If you memorize the thing you want in earnest way
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