Yong Wan Bryan Choi한국어Master of the Empty House
Translated from the Korean original. Read the Korean original
A Lamp in the Empty House
Yong Wan Choi 08.30.08
A house on a windy hill
the evening glow fades and a light comes on
I open the door and step into the room
I look for the master, but there is no one
Who turned on the light
red walls, blue ceiling, yellow floor
A moment later the light goes out
moonlight seeps through the crack of the door
black walls, white ceiling, ash-gray floor
Outside the door the wind grows still
beneath starlight blinking in the night sky
a house where time lives alone
A lamp lit again in the empty sky
searches for its master