Monthly Archives: July 2026

It was my birthday. The morning cameas every birthday morning comes—light entering quietly,birds rehearsingtheir ordinary hymns. Yet far away,over Houston,another morninglost its way. Houston—the city that oncelifted human footprintstoward the moon,the city that taught childrento look upwardwith wonder,forgot,for a moment,the … Continue reading →

Thirty-eight thousand feet above the earth, feel like as in the Heaven, the airplane glides through a white silence. Clouds drift beneath me like unwritten letters.The wing bends gently west to east, stitching continents together with a silver thread. Canada … Continue reading →

세월과 우정이 깊은 골짜기로 깊어질 때 즈음 바다건너 고향 땅에 친구들 만나 백발머리 주름 새로 흐르는 그리움이 구름되여 흐드러지네. “Flow” As the years pass and friendship deepens into a valley worn by time, I cross the sea to meet old … Continue reading →

The day flowed like a slow river through old friendships and remembered blessings. At noon, among the green hills of Ansan, I shared a table of hanjeongsik with the pastor, now ninety, and his wife— the two who once stood … Continue reading →

Do you know this place? Late, perhaps too late, I walked the tidal flats of Dongmak in the morning light. Now, having entered my seventy-seventh year, I feel the sand receive what remains of my blood and flesh, as if … Continue reading →