Reflecting On The Ancient Geumgwan Gaya Poem by Kinsley Lee

By the Haebancheon, please not drink three cups of wine, now I say!
The full moon over the river, is calling the wine and fading away,
The once, thriving port has vanished, only stories remain,
The traces of ships that passed in bygone, are covered in soil's grain.
The hermitage's located on Imho Mountain's no longer as it used to be,
And the old palace site at Bonghwangdae hides in a pond, now when you see.
Who will join to drink with, sending off the midnights in company
With? No words, helplessly flowing water shows ripples in its journey.
(13th, Oct.,2023, Kinsley Lee)