[One Thousand Characters a Day] No Ja-young's 'Jangmi'

Editor's NoteAsia Economy provides daily 1,000-character transcription content for the 'Harumanbo Harucheonja' newsletter readers. The transcription content is carefully selected according to themes by day and month from Eastern and Western classics, Korean literature, famous columns, and notable speeches. If you upload your transcribed content to the 'Harumanbo Harucheonja' board (goodbrainboard.asiae.co.kr) by the end of May, you will be entered into a draw to win a one-month free subscription to 'Millie's Library.' Today, we introduce "Rose" by No Ja-young, a modern poem long loved by Koreans. His poetry is consistent with romantic sentimentalism but is also praised for occasionally showing fresh sensibility. He gained fame not only for his poetry but also for his prose, characterized by a girlish taste in writing. Character count: 120.

The rose is beautiful,
So I tried to pick it,
But each flower cluster
Has thorns.

Love seems good,
So I followed it,
But within that love
There are tears.

Yet people,
All people,
Cannot pick the rose with thorns,
Cannot obtain the love with tears,
And so they call it sorrowful, sorrowful.

- No Ja-young, <Rose>