Category Archives: Poetry

Genesis 49

Posted on November 14, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— The Last Blessing An old man’s breath,thin as lamp smoke,and twelve sons kneelwhere the bed meets the dark.“Gather,” he whispers,“and hear Israel, your father.” Reuben, my first strength,spilled waterthat wouldn’t stay in the jar.What you defiledwill not rise to … Continue reading →

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Genesis 48

Posted on November 13, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— Crossed Hands Over the Dawn The old man leanson the frame of his bedthe way a reed leans on the wind,and he risesone last time. Luz comes back to him:a stone for a pillow,a ladder of fire,and a voice … Continue reading →

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Genesis 47

Posted on November 12, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— A Stranger in a Strange Land Five shepherds stoodbefore the throne,dust of Canaan stillin the folds of their robes.“Let your servantssettle in Goshen.”And Pharaoh said,“The best of the land is yours.” * Then an old man was led in.“How … Continue reading →

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Genesis 46

Posted on November 11, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— The Road Down to Egypt At Beershebaan old man stoppedand lit a fireto the God of his father. Behind him, the land of promise.Before him, the land of famine. In the nighta voice:“Jacob, Jacob.”“Here I am.” “Do not be … Continue reading →

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Missing Bob

Posted on November 11, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

– A Veterans Day tribute I could not standamong the white stones at Arlingtonwhen they laid you down.But I had the years,and the years were enough. * I first came to you as a chaplain,to a room at the care … Continue reading →

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Genesis 45

Posted on November 10, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— When the Past Meets Grace Joseph could hold it no longer.The doors closed like eyelids.Only the brothers remained,and the years.Then a cry broke from himand traveled through the houseto Pharaoh’s walls. I am Joseph.Is my father still alive?Silence fell … Continue reading →

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Wounds Meet Mercy

Posted on November 9, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

We walk slowly down the hillinto the hush of Panther Creek. Oliver, the barred owl,keeps his feathered silencesomewhere in the oaks. Again the sun risesand sets at Buzzard’s Roostwithout us.Light leavesthe way old friends leave,quietly,before we turn to look. * … Continue reading →

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Genesis 44

Posted on November 9, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— The Cup and the Heart Morning over Egypt.In Benjamin’s grain,a silver cup sleepslike a closed eye.The brothers ride north,carrying breadand what they do not know. In Sudan, the storehousesstand hollow as bells.I hold a cup of water,and the distancefills … Continue reading →

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Genesis 43 (Edited)

Posted on November 8, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— At the Table of Mercy The grain ran out again. Jacob opened the sackand looked into its darkness—as I sometimes lookinto my own heart,wondering how what once sustained mehas becomeso little. “Go back,” he said.“Buy us a little food.” … Continue reading →

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Genesis 42

Posted on November 7, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

— When the Past Stands Before Us Empty jars in Canaan.Rumor of graincoming up from the south. This November,aid trucks sit idle in Darfur,no fuel in their tanks.In Gaza, ration lists grow shorter.Here at home, five million namesare gone from … Continue reading →

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