Category Archives: Poetry

“Half a Century Later”

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

Time does not pass. It settles quietly like dust upon an old hymnal, like sunlight resting on photographs whose faces still wait in a fading frame. And after fifty years— or perhaps only yesterday— five friends gathered again by the … Continue reading →

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“The Ranger Platoon of Love”

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

I sing the red-capped Master Sergeant, chief instructor of the Rangers on Gamaksan, whose voice once rolled through the mountains like thunder among the pines, whose boots struck the ridges and taught young men how to climb fear, how to … Continue reading →

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“God Who Stretches Out His Hand”

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

Last Sunday, pastor delivered his message on God’s stretching out His hands over us. The Church is celebrating her birth-year on Deuteronomy 8:2, “Remember these forty years—the grace, the glory, and the guidance of God.” Remember these forty years. Not … Continue reading →

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“The Divine Shadow of Heaven”

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

Three years had flowed away before I sought Youngseol, the painter Seo Sang-Hwan in Busan, my old companion upon the road of beauty. Before, I found him in his gallery, surrounded by canvases breathing, by books stacked like seasons of … Continue reading →

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“Farewell”

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

A month— no longer than the turning of one page in the book of heaven— yet long enough for my soul to remember its first language. Tomorrow the wide-winged airplane will lift me once more over the Pacific, back to … Continue reading →

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“Can You Sing of Hope?”

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

– A Faith Epic Woven from the Story of Bishop Yong-Jae Jun Can you sing of hope? Not when fields shimmer with harvest, nor when every table is filled, but when winter strips the earth bare, when dust rises like … Continue reading →

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Dandelion

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

Today I complete my seventy-seventh year upon this generous earth, and I receive the day as one receives morning light— without deserving it, yet full of gratitude. Yet while I rejoiced, another birthday was unfolding beyond my sight. Somewhere near … Continue reading →

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“남산에 올라”

Posted on June 21, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

나는 드디어 서울 남산에 올랐다. 처음이다. 평생을 그리워했다. 남산은 그렇게 새롭도록 나를 맞고 있었다. 수억년을 기다리면서. 이성계가 도읍을 한성으로 옮기며 나라의 중심이 되였다. 참으로 아름답다. 아무리 높은 현대식 고층 건물도 병풍처럼 둘러싼 고즈녁한 산들 품에 묻혀 있다. 마치도 소란스런 대 … Continue reading →

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Fresh Waters, My Home Church

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

– For Changchun Methodist Church, 120 Years A clear streamruns through the world, not with noise,not with power, but with the patienceof waterfinding every thirsty root. On a Sunday morning,the prophet speaks again: “These waters flow toward the east…and wherever … Continue reading →

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The Day After Election

Posted on June 4, 2026 by TaeHun Yoon 윤 태헌 尹 太憲

Some won. Some lost. But dawn arrivedwithout choosing sides. The buses breathed along their routes. Shop doors openedto familiar streets. A farmer touched the soilstill holding yesterday’s rain. A mother set bowls upon the table. An old man watered tomatoesleaning … Continue reading →

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