The steeples in Seoul:
Needles in the sky, sewing up all the stars.
Needles in the sky, sewing up all the stars.
They’re red
They’re red
from the stanch of old Korean faiths.
They’re red
from the stanch of old Korean faiths.
Red! Red!
clotted up after lost Korea’s face.
clotted up after lost Korea’s face.
As red
as the stars
on all those tanks
sent south
to patch over those scarlet steeples.
as the stars
on all those tanks
sent south
to patch over those scarlet steeples.
The new needles
hammer forged;
thread, sickle sliced.
hammer forged;
thread, sickle sliced.
--Duane Vorhees
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