Burning
The whale’s shimjeong*,
A thatch of shrimp
Causes anxiety.
The whale,
With burning anxiety,
Engulfs
The sea water,
Cooling
His burning heart.
And then, without a trace
The shrimp
Vanish.
(Translator’s note: Shimjeong is the Korean term meaning “deep heart.”)
<Whale and Shrimp by Pastor Jung Myung Seok, Joeun Sori, January 2012>