Category Archives: Poetry

© TaeHun Yoon, 1978 Beyond the stone wall,in fields that once held vines,only empty sacks remain—their mouths gaping, waitingfor children who have not returned. They waited.And he, too, waited. I had nothing.Truly, for him,there was no other desert. Freedom cried … Continue reading →

주님을 내 집에 모신다 함은, 내 집의 대청소를 말함이라. 벽장 속에 상자를 열어 묶여 있는 이기심과 탐심, 허영을 털어 내고 불살음이라. 주님을 내 집에 모신다 함은, 신발장의 신들을 정리함이라. 가지 못할 길들을 위하여 예비했던 신들을 버리고, 정결과 순결의 고운 신을 … Continue reading →

To welcome the Lordinto my houseis to begin with cleansing—to sweep the dustof long-forgotten corners,and lift each curtainthat has hidden the truth. In closets sealed by fear,I open the boxes—untie the cords of greed and pride,shake loose the dust of … Continue reading →

© TaeHun Yoon, 1978 If you look from the right, his face is hard—twisted with something mean and small.But turn to the left, and sorrow shows,the kind that’s forgotten what peace is called. The earth keeps what it knows best—hunger, … Continue reading →

© 윤 태헌, 1998 그리고 2025 메마른 우물가,바위 위에 뱀이 목을 들었다.부풀어 오른 목구멍에서귀로 들을 수 없는 울음이 새어 나왔다. 밤이 깊어그 뱀은 내 귓속 조가비에 혀를 밀어 넣고울었다. 그 밤,수년의 침묵이 가슴 속에서 흘러나왔다.나는 어둠 속을 헤매며내 안의 꼬인 … Continue reading →

© TaeHun Yoon, 1979 then 2025 By the dry well,on a slab of stone,a snake lifted its swollen throatand made a soundnot meant for ears. From the bed,it slipped its tongueinto the shell of my ear—and wept. That night,years of … Continue reading →

© TaeHun Yoon, 1998 The sky came clear—honest, unhurried,as if it had nothing left to confess. Birdsong mended the hollow night,each note a small flamehung trembling in the dark. And God—becoming heart,pulse, breath—moved through the morningwith a tenderness so preciseit … Continue reading →