I watched him draw near: shirtless (nipples erect), clad in baggy
trousers made from supple cloth; his footsteps, shoeless, sheathed in fragrant
blue socks---their flavor entered my mouth before his SweetSpray did.
Kyakuchuu
Author's Notes/Comments:
Midong is a Korean word meaning "Beautiful Boy." The romantic event in this sijo took place in the summer of 1975, after both of us had attained the age of seventeen.