CLAMSHELL
--after Yun Dongju
Speckled speckled the clamshell is
my older sister scavenged
from beside the sea
Here in the northern land
clamshells make handsome gifts
a great toy the clamshell is
Roll it here roll it there keep it rolling
Half missing the clamshell is
missing the other half
Speckled speckled the clamshell is
Missing the sea's splashing waves
as do I.
--tr. Duane Vorhees
--after Yun Dongju
Speckled speckled the clamshell is
my older sister scavenged
from beside the sea
Here in the northern land
clamshells make handsome gifts
a great toy the clamshell is
Roll it here roll it there keep it rolling
Half missing the clamshell is
missing the other half
Speckled speckled the clamshell is
Missing the sea's splashing waves
as do I.
--tr. Duane Vorhees
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