The Orange Tree by the Hen House
A hen boasts
Cluck! cluck, cluck! CLUCKAAAAAWWWWK!
That it has laid eggs
A hen is real a fool
Spreading the news when she lays eggs
And always losing her eggs
The Orange Tree
Renting its home by the hen house
Full of yellow eggs
Whispers under its breath
Han, Hye-yung : poet, Author of children’s story, sijo-poet
Translated by Hwahyun Lee
