김영자시인 보리밥

Memories in a large bowl Kim Young-ja Ariari Shirishiri Barley Pass is... My childhood memories, like frozen hands. In a large basin like a washbasin Green barley rice with young radish kimchi. Gochujang with a blood-red sunset. The perilla oil, imbued with golden sunlight, If it blends gently together... The whole family sat together in a cozy atmosphere. Amidst the sound of spoons clinking together A big smile blooms. To soothe hunger. A barley rice table like a mother's breasts. Even though it wasn't enough Back then, when laughter was always abundant. If you scoop up barley rice... Even now, there are warm laughter and... Even the sound of a spoon circling around the bowl. It feels like I can hear it. Kim Young-ja's poem "Memories in a Large Bowl" is a poem that revives the love of family and the warmth of a mother through the dining table of her impoverished childhood. The barley rice in the bowl is not the only thing. It contains the spoons that clashed with each other, the family sharing hunger, and the laughter that blossomed even in difficult circumstances. The opening phrase "Ariari Shirishiri" opens the door to memory with a sound reminiscent of folk songs. Following the cheerful melody, "Barley Pass" and "Eonson" are placed, revealing that childhood memories were accompanied by both joy and chills. In particular, "memories like frozen hands from my childhood" is impressive in that it conveys poverty through the senses of the body remembering it, rather than abstractly explaining it. The vividness of this poem is most evident in the scene where barley rice is mixed. The bluish barley rice, blue young radish kimchi, blood-red gochujang, and golden perilla oil blend together, creating a simple meal with abundant colors. "Blood-red sunset" and "golden sunlight" imbue food with the light of nature, making us view a seemingly insignificant meal as precious and beautiful. However, "blood-red" has a strong tension, making it a particularly prominent poetic expression‎ within the warm atmosphere of reminiscence. "A large bowl like a washbasin" is an expression‎ that captures the realism of life. The size reflects the household circumstances that the whole family had to eat together, and it can also be interpreted as a generous vessel that accommodates everyone. The following spoon sound is an important device in this poem. Eating from a single bowl reveals the intimacy of family through sound, and in the end, that sound returns to the present speaker. The composition is such that the memory of the dining table, which started with sight, remains for a long time in the auditory sense. The heart of emotion lies in "a barley table like a mother's breasts." The barley table is a food that satisfies hunger and is connected to the mother's body that fed and embraced her child. Through this analogy, the dining table becomes a place where survival and love meet. Even without directly and at length, I can feel the touch and heart that prepared the meal. "Even though it wasn't abundant / That time when laughter was always abundant" clearly conveys the meaning of the work. However, since the previous scene already fully captures the laughter and warmth of family, this part is more of an explanation than an image. If you want to make memories more three-dimensional, you could add specific scenes, such as the hand gestures your mother would make for you. Because the pain of poverty and the generosity of love can be revealed together. The power of this work lies in the memory of everyday life, where we emptied a bowl together, rather than in special events. It's not about making poverty itself beautiful, but rather remembering the warmth of the family that helped us endure the hunger of those days. The sound of the spoon that can be heard until the very end is the sound of a past meal and the lingering feeling of love that still warmly feeds the speaker.