FŪDO 064 · 1987 · Middle Jeju · poem

Ieodo

이어도

Basic information

Identifier	FŪDO 064
Title	Ieodo이어도
Date	1987

Short commentary

The empty boat is evidence of the one who did not return, and the crow's cry testifies to that absence.

Artwork text · poem

Text by Byun Joung Hoon

A rough sea
pushed a small boat up.
The boat returned,
but the fisher was nowhere to be seen.
A single crow
cries at the sight of the empty boat.
With no one left to weep,
the bird weeps in their place.
The empty boat
is the only proof
of one who could not return.
The sea keeps silent,
and only the crow's cry
bears witness to that absence.
Even empty, the boat
came home.
That is
the most painful place in this painting.