Monthly Archives: September 2025

Is This What Passes?

Posted on September 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

© TaeHun Yoon Among the living,a heart is always knotted—yet never lost.It threads itselfthrough the secret hems of time. A child cries for milk,and the moment fogs,like breath upon glass.Every toy feels like mine,just after the first step,when the world … Continue reading →

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“Children”

Posted on September 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

(Letter from the parsonage, Those Who Remained in the City, Story Thirteen, 1994) © WanHee Yoon The name “Soviet Union” vanished forever from this earth. The leader he once trusted and admired fell from power, and a new one took … Continue reading →

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“자녀” (목사관 서신, 도시에 남은 사람들, 열세번째 이야기) 1994, 윤 완희

Posted on September 28, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

소련이라는 국가 이름이 이 땅에서 영원히 사라졌습니다. 그가 믿고 존경하던 지도자는 실각하고, 새 지도자가 들어앉았습니다. 들려오는 소식에 사람들은 새 세계가 열렸다고 외칩니다. 멀리 지구에서 들려오는 무선 전화 속의 아내의 음성은 그가 살아 있음을 알립니다. “세상이 급변하고 있어요! 레닌의 동상이 사람들에 … Continue reading →

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Toward the Dusk

Posted on September 27, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

© TaeHun Yoon, 1972 I lift a shard of night,arms spread wide—and the sky begins to rise. Through the snarl of wire I move,and your house, my housetogether climb into the light. The stream bends onward,while far awaydawn blooms behind … Continue reading →

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“하늘로 묶어드리리”

Posted on September 27, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

어두운 한 귀퉁이를 떼어 팔 벌려서니 하늘이 내려서고 내가 내려가면 갈래 갈래 전깃 줄 사이에 비집고 내 집 네 집 하늘 오른다 개울 속을 한참 꼬불 대면 먼 동 트는 하늘이 한 묶음 울타리 안에 내 마음으로 팔 벌린 한 … Continue reading →

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“Are You Climbing the Ladder?” (Letter from the Parsonage, Those Who Remained in the City, Twelfth Story) 1994, Yoon Wan-Hee

Posted on September 27, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

It was a crisp early autumn morning. The church custodian had already set a tall ladder against the wall, preparing to wash the church windows. This yearly cleaning of all the windows was by no means an easy task. The … Continue reading →

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“사다리를 오르십니까?” (목사관 서신, 도시에 남은 사람들, 열두째 이야기) 1994, 윤 완희

Posted on September 27, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

청명한 초가을 이른 아침. 교회의 사찰인 그는 어느 사이에 사다리를 높이 세워 놓고 교회 유리창을 닦을 준비를 하고 있었습니다. 일 년에 한 번 있는 전체 유리창 닦기는 참으로 용이한 일이 아니었습니다. 낮은 곳이야 쉽게 닦을 수 있으나, 이층의 유리를 밖에서 … Continue reading →

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“October’s Shaman Dance”

Posted on September 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

The shaman threads the moon on high,A silver knot in midnight sky.She spins beneath its haunted glow,Where truth and shadow come and go. The willow drinks from steel’s sharp tongue,Its roots still hum the songs unsung.A borrowed light, a fleeting … Continue reading →

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“내림 굿”

Posted on September 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

무당은 달을 꿰어 올리네,한밤하늘 은빛 매듭으로.그녀는 그 으스스한 빛 아래 돌며,진실과 그림자 흐르듯 오가네. 버들은 강철의 날카로운 혀를 마시고,그 뿌리는 불린 노래를 여전히 속삭이네.빌려온 빛, 사라지는 숨결,죽음을 넘어 일어서리라 맹세하네. 재와 불꽃으로 가득한 갈림길에서,사람들은 잃어버린 이름을 부르네.향은 피어오르고, 돼지머리 피 … Continue reading →

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In Search of Our Friend

Posted on September 26, 2025 by TaeHun Yoon

(From the Parsonage Letters, “Those Who Remained in the City,” Story Eleven, 1994) © WanHee Yoon One of the tasks of a parsonage in Queens Village, NY, near Jamaica, is to welcome visitors who may arrive at any time, day … Continue reading →

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