A Girl on the Swing
By Chungmi Kim
She sees the mountain
upside down.
With her long hair
sweeping the fallen leaves
she swings
like a pendulum.
From the lagoon at sunset
a hundred sparrows fly away.
Wishing them back
she whistles softly.
And downward
she falls into the sky.
Chungmi Kim, “A Girl on the Swing” from Glacier Lily. Copyright © 2004 by Chungmi Kim. Reprinted by permission of Red Hen Press.
Source:
Glacier Lily
(Red Hen Press, 2004)