기대 (Expectation)

 

기대

안녕하세요
아, 노력해볼게요.
하지만 실패

Annyeonghaseyo
a, nolyeoghaebolgeyo
hajiman silpae

The English rendering of this Haiku, of course, does not meet the 5,7,5 but here it is anyway:

Expectation:

Hello,
Ah, I'll Try.
But failure.

Also, note, I am not a Korean Speaker, merely a learner, and this poem is very much about my attempt at the language. I applaud those who are able to grasp so readily at Hangul and the differences in pronunciations depending on where it falls in the word. Truly, this poem is autobiographical in my attempts at Korean. 

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