PHOENIX,
WHAT ARE YOU LIKE?

Though there is no saying
The Phoenix flying high in the blue sky means nothing,
Who can figure out what it mean?

Phoenix!
Where are you hiding yourself?

Revealing yourself,
You are invisible
Because you are always revealing yourself without any shape.
Having eyes,
We can not see you.
Having a mouth,
We can not explain your shape(what you are like).

What on earth are you like?

Written by Master Subul Sunim
of Anguk Zen Center
Translated by Boo Ahm
(Song Soo-kyong)