by So-wool Kim
When you hate to see me
And decide to leave,
I'll quietly let you go.
I'll pluck an armful of azaleas.
In the Yaksan hills at Yungbyun
To stew over your path.
Tread softly on the flowers,
Each step soft and silent.
When you hate to see me
And decide to leave,
I'll never, never shed tears.
SOURCE: Best Loved Poems of Korea, 1984
F.Y.I.: Azaleas are shrubs that can be evergreen or deciduous and belong to the same family as rhododendrons. Azaleas are one of the most popular of the spring flowering plants, able to be grown in most of the United States. Different colors can be planted together to make distinctive hedges or they can be used as stand alone specimen plants.
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