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Flowing Water

In the valley soaked in love—from beneath its arms,rose the scent of human sweat. Even death itself was, in truth,a fragment drifting through the sky,a sip of wine,a single sigh,the sweet lips of a woman—a bridal procession. Turn your head.Look … Continue reading

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The Night That Rises

The flies come thick, fevered— drawn to what softens, fades.“Eat, drink, be merry,” they murmur—“for tomorrow, you vanish.”Their hum coils around a bowl of bone,a whisper threading through the marrow’s wind. From every corner they gather—pale ones, dark ones, the … Continue reading

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Evening Primrose

– A Love That Waits in Silence Night lifts the soil in tender hands,stones breathing beneath her touch.From the hush of the earth, life trembles awake—a slow hymn of endurance,the human ache folded deep in green. The sky, a fenced … Continue reading

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(Homecoming) — Pastor’s Wife Faith Column #10, © Yoon Wan-Hee, LA Christian Today, July 14, 2010

After serving in the Korean War, Master Sergeant Roy Head was captured by Chinese forces on February 11, 1951, and died in captivity. His remains returned home in Kingsport, TN, on June 3—crossing the long, harsh bridge of 59 years. … Continue reading

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“The Beloved”

— The Light Within Me In the quiet corners of my mind,where shadows gather and rest,your voice whispers softly—calm, clear,measuring the length of my years. Your gaze is cold as tempered steel,yet a fire hides within.Its edge cuts through illusion,but … Continue reading

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The Road of Returning

– Longing for Home Those shoes rest by the threshold,their soles worn thin on mountain stones—they whisper of the roads I’ve walked,of lonely journeys, of youth and its heavy dreams. A quiet house,its door still open.Wind drifts across the yard,calling … Continue reading

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“The Choice of Abundance”

A few weeks ago, our church hosted a 100th birthday celebration for one of our members, Mrs. Katie Broyles. She became a teacher at the age of 18 and served in education for 47 years before retiring. Even now, she … Continue reading

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“Footsteps”

Do you understand—that it is not enough? Not only until death—but beyond the drumbeat,will you walk with me? It was the song of the lepers,the cry of beasts gone mad.Within the city’s diseased gutlay plague,and bodies unburied,and silence thick as … Continue reading

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“Our Neighborhood”

(In memory of Busan and Masan, 1979 – for late Rev. Sung-Muk Choi and late Esq. Kwang-Il Kim) We walked together, side by side,bound by one small, silent care.Before us stretched the chalk-white road—so still, as if time waited there. … Continue reading

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“A Strange Journey” (Pastoral Residence Faith Column #5, LA Christian Today, October 31, 2007) © WanHee Yoon

There is a couple in their mid-seventies. The husband, Charles, suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. His wife is named Evelyn. Charles has been living in a nursing home for several years. At first glance, he appears so dignified and well-kept that … Continue reading

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