Azalea petals

by Kim Sowol · translated by Tom Sharp

Let azaleas grow abundantly
around where I am buried

so when you come to stomp on my grave
your feet will be covered with petals

and you will want to come back often
even though you hate me passionately.

Sharp, Tom. “Azalea petals.” Fifty Loose Translations. https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/LooseTranslations/poems/korean1-both.html