Cho'oe Ch'i-won

Cho'oe Ch'i-won (c 857) was a Korean poet and politician. He is considered the most renowned scholar, politician, and poet of Silla.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Will there be no parting in the world of man!

- At the Ugang Station

• We enjoyed a brief spring

together on Mount Ch'u
Now you leave and tears soak my
kerchief.
Don't think me strange gazing
windward dispirited,
It's hard to meet a friend this far
from home.
- On Seeing a Fellow Villager off in Shan-Yang

• The village is desolate, people have changed

Grass nearly engulfs the leaning walls and house.
Only the well in front of the gate remains -
Its sweet, cool taste has not changed.
- Upon First Returning Home

Ki no Tusrayuki