the portrait from your grave
"i can escape the rain
but i cannot hide from the day's light
when the night falls
i long for the return of day."
- Hwang Jin-i
Hwang Jin-i, or Hwang Jin-Yi (Korean: 황진이; c. 1506 – c. 1560), was one of the most famous courtesans of the Joseon dynasty. She was noted for her beauty, intellect and quick wit. She was acclaimed for the sijo she wrote, but not much of her pieces existed today.
pencil sketch (enhanced with Snapseed) by dsnake1
the portrait from your grave
i duck into the mall
to escape the day's sudden rain
i cannot count the times i wander thus
like a fog breaking at sea
the smile from a poster in the mall
the same as the portrait from your grave.
aug 2021
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SiM - Same Sky
Linked to : Writer's Pantry #90 and
Paint Party Friday: Week 29. Year 11
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2021
but i cannot hide from the day's light
when the night falls
i long for the return of day."
- Hwang Jin-i
Hwang Jin-i, or Hwang Jin-Yi (Korean: 황진이; c. 1506 – c. 1560), was one of the most famous courtesans of the Joseon dynasty. She was noted for her beauty, intellect and quick wit. She was acclaimed for the sijo she wrote, but not much of her pieces existed today.
the portrait from your grave
i duck into the mall
to escape the day's sudden rain
i cannot count the times i wander thus
like a fog breaking at sea
the smile from a poster in the mall
the same as the portrait from your grave.
aug 2021
********
SiM - Same Sky
Linked to : Writer's Pantry #90 and
Paint Party Friday: Week 29. Year 11
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2021
posted by dsnake1 at 8:39 PM
28 Comments:
Lovely post.
Thank you, Christine. :)
Wonderful sijo. Cheobg Lee san. Thanks for dropping by my blog.
Luv your pencil sketch
Much💜love
Thank you, Gillena. Glad you liked the sijo.
Very cool exploration. The image of ducking into the mall was perfect.
Thank you, Brother Ollie! :)
An evocative write!
Sijo is a new one on me. It reads so effortlessly and embodies the moments.
I really like this form, Lee San, thanks for introducing me to it. It feels like a dance between a cherita and a tanka. The last two lines evoke a wonderful sense of eeriness.
This is so beautiful. I love the sijo form; thanks for reminding me of it. It was interesting, too, and rather poignant, to learn of Hwang Jin-i.
Beverly,
Thank you! :)
Colleen,
Thank you!
yes, like a 'small stone', it's also about the moments. :)
Magaly,
"a dance between a cherita and a tanka" : how well you put it. :)
Rosemary,
The sijo is a lovely form. so are some other Asian forms like the haiku, tanka and cherita, which the West is taking an interest to.
Hwang lived in an era where there was no rights for women. Wonder how her poetry will be if those rights existed.
i am a curious specimen of a writer. I write in a second language which is not my mother tongue. Wish my grasp of the language would be better, so i can read the contemporary poems of those from Hong Kong, Taiwan, even my own Singapore. But i guess we can't have the cake and eat it too. :D
I love these portraits. I love the short forms. So much said with few words.
Thank you, Yvonne. Short forms are one of my favourites. :)
Both your poems and the lovely pencil sketch of Hwang Jin-Yi are impressive. That sijo form is brilliant, thank you for the introduction. I'll sure give it a try. :)
Thank you, Khaya!
The sijo form is quite elegant. :)
It would have been lovely to have some of her poetry survive.
As to the poem, I too know the feeling of seeing a ghost were none was expected.
yes, it would!
Thank you, Rommy. :)
Beautiful sketch!
Thank you, Dixie! :)
I like the comparison of wandering to fog... we do eventually find our way just like eventually fog does lift...
Thank you, Margaret.
i really like at how you look at the fog and wandering. That's the beauty of poetry. someone sees the poem in another light. and the author is the more richer for it. :)
Fabulous drawing.
Thank you, WendyK. :)
Beautiful words and striking monochromatic painting.
Thank you, minnemie!
Might be contest-worthy; seems to meet the requirements for the sijo form, and also works as a poem in English.
Thank you, Priscilla!
"contest-worthy"! Thank you! :)
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