Prologue

Let me have no shame

Under the heaven

Till I die

Even the sound of wind

Passing the leaves

Pained my heart.

With a heart singing stars.

I will love all dying things.

And I must step my path

That's been given to me.

Tonight also

The wind sweeps past among the stars

I usually don’t read poems, but I have favorite one. This “Prologue” is written by Donju Yun who was died during the era under the colonial administration of imperial Japan. He was talented young students that studied in Japan. Most of poet wrote for protesting against colonialism, and the tone of their poem was rough and strong. Yun indirectly expressed his emotion in his poem, and tone of his poem was calm and devoted. Also, his religious aspect reflected the page of dark time in his country. “Wind” represented the dangerous enemy to his country, and stars indicated his future. He was talented educated man, so he felt guilty about his action not doing. I was impressed the way of his salvation that he decided to do what he learned. He died so early the age of 25 in the prison. I believed that his poem has a historical significant to think of dark era.