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Let It Snow

by TaeHun Yoon, 2019 (Rewritten) It begins to fall—snow,from the hush of mercyhovering longabove the aching waitto loosenthe silhouetteof a violent stormcaught in the clutchof “either / or.” Let it snow—on Earth,this vigilant Peace. Ashamedto name it evil,yet we buildthe … Continue reading

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Walking with the Lord

For three years nowI have been learning how to farmfrom a small patch of backyard ground. I have learned I cannot walk alone—only in step with what the Creator intends.I cannot hurry aheadof the season’s clock,nor lag behindin careless delay. … Continue reading

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First Step

The first step always calls the dawn,birthing movements fresh and strong.It may pause along the way,rise and fall, or lose its song. Yet I wonder, in my forest of life,how flowers and trees will bloom this year—each in its hue, … Continue reading

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Way of Living

Better to restin the still eye of the stormthan to chase its wild tail— where windstear at every fragile thing,and the worldis only blur and noise. In the quiet center,I learn to see.In the unmoving heart,I learn to live. – … Continue reading

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Aging

The body whispers of its limits,soft edges closing in,like evening light folding over the hills.Yet in this tender narrowing,a wide sky opens—a moment unbound,where the soul walks freely,lighter than youth ever knew.    

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노래가 전쟁을 이긴 날

(볼카 합창제를 보고) 나는 화면 속에서 펼쳐지는 세계를 보았습니다.한때 하나였던 두 나라— 이제는 강물의 선으로 갈라진 라트비아와 에스토니아.그들은 해마다 볼카에 모여, 도시 한가운데의 국경선을 가로질러 함께 노래합니다. 에스토니아어, 라트비아어, 러시아어, 그리고 이제는 영어까지.그들의 목소리는 기억이자 희망의 합창입니다. 그들은 말합니다.“노래가 전쟁을 … Continue reading

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