＜Two Zelkova Trees＞ 느티나무 두 그루 - 윤동재 시인의 ＜희망원의 느티나무＞

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Two Zelkova Trees

By D.J. YOON

Two zelkovas

Right in front of A Place for Hope

I wonder what promises they have had today

One child feeding on sadness

Another child feeding on loneliness

Beneath laps of the trunks

All day playing all while gathering all

Holding hands by hands

Touching a chest with a chest

Rubbing cheek to cheek

At dusk for all

With no choice at all

THEIR EYES are all turning red and wet

희망원의 느티나무

-윤동재

희망원 앞마당의

느티나무 두 그루

오늘은 서로 어떤 약속을 했는지

슬픔을 먹고 사는 아이

외로움을 먹고 자라는 아이

무릎 아래 모아 놓고

진종일

손을 잡아 주다가

가슴을 어루만져 주다가

뺨을 비비다가

해질 무렵엔 어쩔 수 없이

눈시울이 빨갛게 젖고 있다.

Appreciation Review 感想

What kind of place is A Place for Hope?

Perhaps it is a place where children are growing up with hope.

Why are there two zelkova trees?

Perhaps one tree shares children's sorrow, while the other seems to relieve their loneliness.

Why are the trees’ eyes turning red and wet at sunset?

Perhaps it is because they are reflected in the evening dusk or are they painted by children's sadness and loneliness.

If they are dyed with sadness and loneliness, their eyes will surely be turning red and wet.

There are two zelkova trees sharing children's sadness and loneliness there.

And the name of ‘there’ is A Place for Hope.

#zelkova  #느티나무  #희망원  

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아이들의 슬픔과 외로움을 함께 하는 느티나무 두 그루

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