This passage and its alternative rendering appear in “rePlacing Kim Ki-rim in the Natural World.”
The Waiting Room
The waiting room ever bright, like a tulip
Everyone there like a flag…
Harbors the hope of a fresh departure
English passage
대합실
대합실은 언제든지 투-립 처럼 밝고나.
누구나 거기서는 깃빨처럼
출발의 히망을 가지고 있다.
Korean passage
The Waiting Room
Tulip bright, the waiting room ever light,
Its patrons, flags in their flurry…
Harboring hopes of fresh departures
Alternative rendering