MEAL TICKET
--after Yun Dongju
Meal ticket gives us three squares a day.
Serving lady gives us kids
three oncewhite bowls.
Broth boiled in Daedong river water,
boiled rice from Pyongan province,
with some gochujang paste.
Our bellies full of meal ticket.
--tr. Duane Vorhees
[gochujang: a sweet, savory, spicy fermented condiment made from glutinous rice, salt, and chili, fermented soybean, and barley malt powders]
--after Yun Dongju
Meal ticket gives us three squares a day.
Serving lady gives us kids
three oncewhite bowls.
Broth boiled in Daedong river water,
boiled rice from Pyongan province,
with some gochujang paste.
Our bellies full of meal ticket.
--tr. Duane Vorhees
[gochujang: a sweet, savory, spicy fermented condiment made from glutinous rice, salt, and chili, fermented soybean, and barley malt powders]
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