Chong Chol

1536-1593 / Korea

Two Stone Buddhas

There, by the roadside, face to face,
Two stone Buddhas stand.

Rain has greened the patient shoulders,
Frost has split a hand
And wind has brazed the lowered eyes.

Yet, cold and hungry there,
I envy them their ignorance
Of man's divine despair.

Translated By Graeme Wilson
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