Pie in the Sky

Written in Korean & translated by Ihlwha Choi

PIE IN THE SKY

As I get older, pies in the sky increase.
Now there are so many pies in the sky.

When I was young, I hoped to be a seaman,
but now my dream has become a pie in the sky.

Once, Pestalozzi, Dalgas, Schweitzer were my heroes,
but they all have become pies in the sky.

The friends from my boyhood,
the lassie to whom I wrote love letters,
all of them have become pies in the sky.

Boys, be cautious.
The dream -- like a brilliant rainbow --
will become a pie in the sky with the flow of time.

Ihlwha Choi is a South Korean poet. He has published multiple poetry collections, such as Until the Time, When Our Love will Flourish, The Colour of Time, His Song and The Last Rehearsal.

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