Yong Wan Bryan Choi한국어The Stone Pyramid Stairs of the Maya
Translated from the Korean original. Read the Korean original
The Stone Pyramid Stairs of the Maya
Yong Wan Choi 11.30.11
They raised stone towers and built stairways
reaching the drifting clouds on the road to heaven
the five levels of Dabotap Pagoda in Gyeongju
the ninety-one steps of Chichen Itza in Yucatán
blood of green, red and yellow (綠朱黃) circled the Pacific
and Simcheong climbs the steps of the Maya stone pyramid
a lonely heart pounding toward her father
the red tears on the stone plate
soak in the sound of the pipa and grow green moss
legends returning like the blades of a windmill
today again the empire's procession climbs in line
a rapturous festival, born of the earth and buried in the sky