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Goryeo kayo - Song of the Pigeon
Identifier
027053
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
The paintings are not Korean, but are intended to add an interesting twist to the poem
A description of the experience
Cuckoo and Azaleas, 1834 by Katsushika Hokusai [Japanese]
From the Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry – edited by Peter Lee
Song of the Pigeon
The pigeon
The pigeon
Can coo,
But I like
The cuckoo better
I like
The cuckoo better.
Pigeon on a Peach Branch - Emperor Huizong [Chinese]