Azaleas

Azaleas

When you turn away from seeing me
and go,
gently, without a word, I shall send you away.

From Mount Yak in Yongbyon,
azaleas
I shall gather an armful and scatter them on your way.

Step after step away
on those flowers placed
before you, press deep, step lightly, and go

When you turn away from seeing me
and go,
though I die, no, not a single tear shall fall.

Kim Sowol

This lovely azalea mixed with forget-me-nots is blooming in my neighbour's garden.