Must-See Places in the United States

Enjoy English Haikus on must-see places in the United States which I visited during the sabbatical year in 2007.
The idea occured to me when I got aboard an American Airline from Los Angeles to New York, and read an article from the in-flight magazine Miles Are Forever in December 2007.
I was surprised to see Americans love to write a Japanese Haiku (ÇÏÀÌÄí/ÛÄÏ£) poetry with three phrases of 5-7-5 syllables.

Later I came to believe the Japanese Haiku had been influenced by Korean poetry with a fixed form, Sijo (½ÃÁ¶/ãÁðà) after the Japanese Invasion of Korea in the late 16th century.
My own Haikus in Korean are posted here.


When closing my stay in the United States, I was inclined to write down my impressions in English Haiku.
Where should I wish to go again? Which place do I like to recommend my colleagues as foreign tourists to visit?
Frankly speaking, my favorite places are located in and around California where I stayed for one year.
But I travelled around Chicago, Washington, D.C. and New York State.

1 Hollywood                                                 Ç渮¿ìµå
  No entertainers on streets.                               °Å¸®¿¡ ¿¬¿¹ÀÎÀº ¾ø°í       
  Only fame-chasing tourists                                Çã¸íÀ» ÂѾƿ °ü±¤°´µé»Ó
  Make a movie.                                             º» °Í¸¸À¸·Î ¿µÈ­°¡ µÇ´Â °Å¸®.                    
Àú ¸Ö¸® »êµî¼ºÀÌ¿¡ º¸ÀÌ´Â HOLLYWOOD »çÀÎ Ç渮¿ô ºÒ¸£¹Ùµå Chinese Theater ¾ÕÀÇ °ü±¤°´µé
2 Getty Center and Huntington Park                          LA °ÔƼ ¼¾ÅÍ-ÇåÆÃÅÏ ÆÄÅ©
  Rich men's spending spree                                 ¹Ì±¹ ºÎÀÚµéÀÇ µ· ¾¸¾¸ÀÌ
  what an envious living!                                   ºÎ·¯¿î ÀλýÀÌÁö¸¸  
  Left behind precious arts.                                »çÈÄ¿¡ °ªÁø ¿¹¼úÀÛÇ°µµ ³²±ä´Ù. 
¸»¸®ºÎ °ÔƼºô¶óÀÇ ·Î¸¶½Ä ȸ¶û°ú Á¤¿ø ÇåÆÃÅÏ ÆÄÅ©ÀÇ ÀϺ» Á¤¿ø
3 Santa Monica Beach                                        »êŸ¸ð´ÏÄ« Çغ¯
  Seaside at hand,                                          °¡±î¿î µ¥ ÀÖ´Â ¹Ù´å°¡
  Exciting streets restrained,                              °Å¸®¿¡´Â º¼ °Íµµ ¸¹Àºµ¥                       
  I could visit only twice.                                 ¾Æ³¢´Ù °¡ º» °ÍÀº µü µÎ ¹ø»Ó.
»êŸ¸ð´ÏÄ« Çغ¯ 3°¡ Promenade °Å¸®ÀÇ °ø¿¬
4 Redondo Beach                                             ¸®µ·µµ ºñÄ¡ 
  At a beach,                                               °°Àº Çغ¯°¡¶óµµ    
  Lovely scenery gives way to                               ¹Ù´ÙÀÇ Ç³°æº¸´Ù´Â       
  Wooden hammer breaking crabs.                             Å·Å©·¦¿¡ ³ª¹« ¸ÁÄ¡¸¦ µÎµé±â´Â Àç¹Ì.
¸®µ·µµºñÄ¡¿¡¼­ ¿¬¼¼´ë ±èº´¼ö ±³¼ö¿Í Çѱ¹È½Áý¿¡¼­ ¹Ú¼º±Ù ¸ß½ÃÄÚ ¼±±³»ç ³»¿Ü¿Í
5 San Francisco                                             »÷ÇÁ¶õ½Ã½ºÄÚ 
  Some flowers in hairs?                                    »÷ÇÁ¶õ½Ã½ºÄÚ¿¡¼­´Â ¸Ó¸®¿¡ ²ÉÀ»
  Impatient tourists prefer                                 ´Ü½Ã°£ÀÇ ¿©ÇàÀÚ´Â     
  Bay cruise to flowers.                                    ²É ´ë½Å º£ÀÌ À¯¶÷¼±À» °í¸¥´Ù. 
»÷ÇÁ¶õ½Ã½ºÄÚÀÇ ¸í¹° ÀüÂ÷ »÷ÇÁ¶õ½Ã½ºÄÚ À¯¶÷¼± À§¿¡¼­ ¿µÃ¶ÀÌ¿Í °¥¸Å±â
6 Monterey Peninsula                                        ¸óÆ®·¹ÀÌ ¹Ýµµ-ÆäºíºñÄ¡
  At wealthiest's zones,                                    ºÎÀÚµéÀÌ ¾È½ÄÇÏ´Â Áö¿ª  
  Visitors willingly pay for                                ¶ß³»±â °ü±¤°´Àº ÅëÇà·á ³»°í µé¾î°¡
  Brief luxurious scenes.                                   Àá½Ã ºÎÀÚó·³ Ç༼ÇÑ´Ù.
¸óÆ®·¹À̹ݵµÀÇ ÆĵµÄ¡´Â ¹Ù´Ù ÆäºíºñÄ¡ °ñÇÁÀå 18¹ø Ȧ ¾Õ¿¡¼­
7 Yosemite National Park                                    ¿ä¼¼¹ÌƼ ±¹¸³°ø¿ø 
  Rock mountains beyond the tunnel                          ÅͳÎÀ» Áö³ªÀÚ ÆîÃÄÁö´Â ¹ÙÀ§ »ê
  Awesome landscape                                         ¼û¸·È÷´Â ºñ°æ¿¡ 
  Recalls like Mother [Nature].                             ¾ðÁ¨°¡ ´Ù½Ã ¿À°íÇ ´ëÀÚ¿¬ÀÇ Ç°¾È.
ÅͳÎÀ» Áö³ª¸é ³ª¿À´Â ¿ä¼¼¹ÌƼ Àý°æ ¿ä¼¼¹ÌƼ °ø¿ø ¾ÈÀÇ ½£
8 Las Vegas                                                 ¶ó½ºº£°¡½º 
  No one invites me.                                        ´©°¡ ¿À¶ó°í ÇÑ °Íµµ ¾Æ´Ñµ¥
  I go there with money,                                    Àڱ⠵· µé°í Èûµé°Ô ã¾Æ°¡ 
  But must leave from mirage.                               ¾Æ½±°Ô µ¹¾Æ¼­´Â »ç¸·ÀÇ ½Å±â·ç.
¶ó½ºº£°¡½º ½ºÆ®¸³ÀÇ Ä«Áö³ë È£ÅÚµé ¶ó½ºº£°¡½º ÇÁ·¹¸óÆ®°¡ÀÇ ¶óÀÌÆ®¼î
9 Yellowstone National Park                                 ¿»·Î½ºÅæ ±¹¸³°ø¿ø 
  If we went back to nature,                                ÀÚ¿¬À¸·Î µ¹¾Æ°£´Ù¸é    
  Like bison                                                Àú µé¼Ò ¶¼Ã³·³ 
  Can be free amongst danger?                               À§ÇèÇÏÁö¸¸ ÀÚÀ¯·Ó°Ô »ì ¼ö ÀÖÀ»±î?
¿»·Î½ºÅæ ±¹¸³°ø¿øÀÇ µé¼Ò¶¼ ¿ÃµåÆäÀ̾²Ç® °£Çæõ
10 Grand Canyon                                             ±×·£µåij³â
   Who made this                                            ´©°¡ ÀÌ°÷¿¡ ¸¸µé¾úÀ»±î?
   Deep and grandiose canyons?                              ±í°í ¿õÀåÇÑ Çù°îÀ»     
   Real steps confirm Creature's Hand.                      µé¾î°¡ºÁ¾ß ¾Ë ¼ö ÀÖÁö âÁ¶ÁÖÀÇ ¼Õ±æÀ».
ºñÇà±â¿¡¼­ ³»·Á´Ù º¸ÀÌ´Â ±×·£µåij³â ij³â·£µå
11 Sedona-Monument Valley                                   ¼¼µµ³ª-¸ð´º¸ÕÆ® ¹ë¸®
   Monument Valley provides                                 ¸ð´º¸ÕÆ® ¹ë¸®¿¡¼­    
   Gorgeous view.                                           ¿õÀåÇÑ °æÄ¡¿¡ 
   My breadth was taken away.                               ¼û½¬´Â °ÍÁ¶Â÷ Àؾú³×.  
¼¼µµ³ª¿¡ ÀÖ´Â ¼º½ÊÀÚ°¡ ±³È¸ ¸ð´º¸ÕÆ® ¹ë¸®ÀÇ ¿õÀåÇÑ ¸ð½À
12 Niagara Falls                                            ³ªÀ̾ư¡¶ó ÆøÆ÷ 
   Niagara Falls show                                       ³ªÀ̾ư¡¶ó ÆøÆ÷¿¡¼­
   Awesome spectacles.                                      ½ñ¾ÆÁö´Â Àå´ëÇÑ ¹°Áٱ⿡
   My eyes become rainbows.                                 ³» ´«¿¡µµ ¹«Áö°³°¡ ¶¹´Ù.
³ªÀ̾ư¡¶ó ÆøÆ÷ À§¿¡ ¶á ¹«Áö°³ ij³ª´ÙÂÊ ³ªÀ̾ư¡¶ó ÆøÆ÷ÀÇ ¾Æħ
13 Chicago                                                  ½ÃÄ«°í 
   Tall buildings huge lake,                                ³ôÀº ºôµù°ú ³ÐÀº È£¼ö  
   Many things to see but                                   ±¸°æÇÒ °Íµµ ¸¹Áö¸¸ 
   Sturdy efforts required [for living].                    Á¤ºÙÀÌ°í »ì·Á¸é ³ë·ÂÀÌ ÇÊ¿äÇØ.
½ÃÄ«°í ¹Ì½Ã°£ È£¼ö ½ÃÄ«°í ¹Ð·¹´Ï¿ò °ø¿øÀÇ ±Ý¼Ó Á¶Çü¹°
14 Manhattan, New York                                      ´º¿å ¸ÇÇØÆ°  
   Big Apple City                                           ´º¿å½Ã´Â
   Attracts all the people                                  ¸¹Àº »ç¶÷À» ²ø¾î ¸ðÀ¸³×
   Like powerful magnet.                                    °­·ÂÇÑ Áö³²Ã¶Ã³·³.
¿¥ÆÄÀÌ¾î ½ºÅ×ÀÌÆ® ºôµù¿¡¼­ ³»·Á´Ù º» ¸ÇÇØÆ° ·ÏÆç·¯¼¾ÅÍÀÇ ¾ÆÀ̽º¸µÅ©
15 Washington, D.C.                                         ¿ö½ÌÅÏ DC  
   No admittance to Federal buildings.                      ÀÇ»ç´ç°ú ¹é¾Ç°ü¿¡ µé¾î°¡Áø ¸øÇصµ
   They are scanned                                         ¼¼°è¸¦ ¿òÁ÷ÀÌ´Â ±×µéÀÇ È°µ¿À» 
   By the Statues [of Lincoln and Jefferson].               ¸µÄÁ°ú Á¦ÆÛ½¼ÀÇ µ¿»óó·³ ÁöÄѺ»´Ù.
¹Ì ±¹È¸ÀÇ»ç´ç ¸µÄÁ ±â³ä°ü
16 San Diego                                                »÷µð¿¡°í
   Clean street, good place.                                ±ú²ýÇÑ °Å¸®, »ì±â ÁÁÀº µµ½Ã
   The origin of CA,                                        Ķ¸®Æ÷´Ï¾ÆÀÇ ½ÃÀÛÀ̾úÁö¸¸
   Another end of USA.                                      ¹Ì±¹ÀÇ ´Ù¸¥ ÇÑÂÊ ³¡.
»÷µð¿¡°í ½Åµµ½Ã¿Í ¹ßº¸¾Æ °ø¿ø Æ®·Ñ¸® â ¹ÛÀ¸·Î º¸ÀÌ´Â Äڷ㪵µ ¼¶ÀÇ ¿äÆ® Á¤¹ÚÀå
17 In conclusion                                            ¸ÎÀ½¸»
   America is big,                                          ¹Ì±¹Àº ¶¥µ¢ÀÌ°¡ ³Ð¾î
   Time flies; Many things remain                           1³âÀ̶õ ªÀº ½Ã°£ µ¿¾È
   To be sought next.                                       ¸ø º» °ÍÀÌ ´õ ¸¹±¸³ª.
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