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¸®.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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».
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×.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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¡.
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.