Poem in sijo form by Sŏng Sammun (1418 - 1456) taken from the book "The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry"

Were you to ask me what I'd wish to be
after my death,
I would answer, a pine tree, tall and hardy
on the highest peak of Mount Pongnae,
And to be green, alone, green,
when snow fills heaven and earth.

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Poem in sijo form by Yi Yŏng (1615-1637) taken from the book "The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry"

Who sliced the crescent moon so small;
who drew the full moon so round?
Streams flow but do not dry up; smoke disappears as soon as it rises.
I don't understand
the waxing and waning of this world.

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Slaves

We are the slaves of death;
its shackles may not be shed.

Run, and it will still catch you;
hide, and it will still find you.

Yet one day, it will break
our chains, saying ‘Go.’

Stephen Brooke ©2026
#poetry in a vaguely #sijo -like form

The kitchen becomes my world on these cold days,
revolving around a book and a cup of tea.
Let the north wind call at window and door;
let her voice lose itself among the trees.
These days come and go, clad in their darkness,
and I remain until I may seek spring.

Stephen Brooke ©2024
not exactly a #sijo but shaped like one #poetry

The last pears of the season
have proven the sweetest.
Share them with me in the orchard
before the leaves fall.
Too soon, the wind will carry
both of you away.

Stephen Brooke ©2024
more or less in the form of a #sijo #poetry

Messages

Each wave leaves its mark,
erasing those before it,

and rolls back to the sea,
to be erased by the next.

Can you read what is written
before it washes away?

Stephen Brooke ©2024

Somewhat in the form of a #sijo
#poetry #waves

Originally from Korea, the Sijo is 3 lines of 14-16 syllables for a total of 42-48 syllables in the piece.
Line syllable structure is:
Line 1 (3,4,4,4)
Line 2 (3,4,4,4)
Line 3 (3,5,4,3)

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A cautionary story about the time I drank gin
Memories, a bit spotty, can't really give all the facts
I go off at a tangent, lose my thread, grin and laugh.

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