Chong Chol

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eong Cheol (1536–1593) was a Korean statesman and poet. He used the pen-names Gyeham and Songgang and studied under Kim Yunjae at Hwanbyeokdang.)

The Best Poem Of Chong Chol

Two Stone Buddhas

There, by the roadside, face to face,
Two stone Buddhas stand.

Rain has greened the patient shoulders,
Frost has split a hand
And wind has brazed the lowered eyes.

Yet, cold and hungry there,
I envy them their ignorance
Of man's divine despair.

Translated By Graeme Wilson

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