Best Korean Poems

Published by Poetry Explosion of PA
In Loving Memory of my Dad, Peter J. Mariotti
He left this world on May 9, 2011.  I miss him so.



50 Years-Korean War



		Dad, you were one of the foot soldiers,
		When the Korean War began,
		You were among the many to fight
		In...

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See this not as a flattery
Thou, we both know that 
We met, only, yesterday
But truth is I am missing 
You, every night and day

You and only you
I think of no other, as
I spell out 
These words of mine 
My arts, from the heart

You told me...

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What am I to say to you dear sweet Jim
You have chased me away and now I am gone
But what about you broken by your promises
To me it's a sad old song, you've been gone for way to long
I doubt you knew, fondly whispered memories-...

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It is a good seen from here
A world borne in magical rays
Express decor, maiden scents
A Korean dream wish....

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Limerick : Once a Korean crossed the border

Once a Korean crossed the border
Found his papers were not in order
They checked his knees and genes
Found he ate the same beans
So they stewed him in nuclear cooker.

© T. Wignesan – Paris,  2013...

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We position the Taepo Dong I
on your friendly city
A press of our little Red button
it will soon be gone,what a pity!!
One arrogant Man has challenged
us with his AXIS OF EVIL brand
We're not allowed to have but one
But his country keeps a million
under their American Sun
DOUBLE...

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Countries should launch rockets for the exploration of space.
A little Asian nation wants to join the nuclear arms race.
The capital city is known as Pyongyang.
Its leader is a little xenophobic ying yang.
There have been more than sixty years of uneventful peace.
This absurd jerk apparently wants...

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This North Korean Yo-Yo is threatening disaster
With nuclear destruction, let's send him to pasture
He must be stopped
Whatever the cost
When Yo-Yo's crop up, they're like a cancer...

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There was a boy  
Yes and he loved a girl 
Just like the moment
It all was a whirl

He thought her so pretty 
Perfect you see 
But just like all endings
There’s a story

Was it love at first sight? 
Some might do say 
But well in...

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Love in Korean Dew Drop Inn

When sam Adams 
first met her
The lady of his dreams

There was as the Koreans
Would say

Spark from heart to heart
????
isimchonsim

truly love at first sight
??? ???
cheosnun-e banhada


they both knew 
that it is just fate

??
unyoung

that they had met 
that date.

Two months later
They were...

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SON OF SEOUL


		Child presses sweet head to her,
		While mother holds fast to him
		Man busses forehead, soft lips tight
		‘Gainst acorn-colored skin.
		
		From ashes G.I. soldiers rose
		To souls of Seoul set free.
		Much taller than the rest, one stood
		‘Bove war-torched Calvary.
		
		And drifting now to streets of home
		And bird-song tones...

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Hang Over Reflections


Last night a Korean friend from Virginia came for a two week visit He brought with him a 30-year Bottle of Ballentine whiskey.  Of course, we must drink it and then we must drink some soju 

well this morning I woke up...

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Galanokir, isang Daigdig ng hiwaga
Kung saan ay walang kalungkutan
Kapighatian at kahirapan
Walang masama, puro kabutihan

Daigdig na walang kakulangan at kalabisan
Lahat ay pantay pantay, sapat para sa lahat
Walang alinlangan, puro kasiguruhan
Walang karamdaman at kadiliman

Malaya ang bawat nilalang, walang sagabal
Lahat ay makakamtan, walang kabiguan
Walang digmaan, walang agawan
Walang kompetisyon,...

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Me loves dem ramen noodles
They's better, better, better
And if I dump them on my head
They'll make my wetness wetter....

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Love, powerful but also destructive
Allow it to enter your heart, but also think for its consequences
We live in this world because of love
We laugh, we cry, we think deeply because of its enchantment

But many are greedy and possessive because of this
They don't think good for...

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