<p><span data-ke-size="size23"><b>Lunch Box</b></span></p><p><b><span data-ke-size="size20">By D.J. YOON</span></b></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20"><i>Let's have lunch</i>, saying my teacher</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">Kids opening lunch boxes, here and there spread</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">I take mine out from under my desk</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">Lift the lid, hoping for the best</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">Ah, sweet potatoes once more</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">Not much else, my heart feels sore</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">What if my teacher or friends should see?</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">I quickly hide them where they can’t be</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">No peeling, no chewing</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">I just swallow them whole</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">Hiding my lunch becomes my secret goal</span></p><p> </p><p><i><span data-ke-size="size20">thud</span></i></p><p><i><span data-ke-size="size20">thud</span></i></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">The glass window trembles, the sounds they make</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">From the road where construction crews lay</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">Dynamite blasts echo through the day</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">Mom works hard at the site, I know</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">Did she pack sweet potatoes before she'd go?</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">I decide to save some, just a few</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">To share with Mom when the day is through</span></p><p> </p><p><i><span data-ke-size="size20">Sound of Eating</span></i></p><p><i><span data-ke-size="size20">Sound of Chopsticks</span></i></p><p><i><span data-ke-size="size20">Sound of Laughter</span></i></p><p><i><span data-ke-size="size20">Sound of Chattering</span></i></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size23"><b>도시락</b></span></p><p><b><span data-ke-size="size20">-윤동재</span></b></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">자, 점심 먹도록 해요</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">선생님 말씀 마치자</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">여기저기</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">도시락 뚜껑 여는 소리</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">나도</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">책상 속에서 도시락을 꺼내</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">뚜껑을 연다.</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">아, 오늘도</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">고구마 몇 개</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">선생님이나 다른 친구들이 보면 어쩌지</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">책상 밑에 감추어</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">껍질도 까지 않은 채</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">입안에 넣어 씹지도 않고 넘긴다.</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">쿵--</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">쿵--</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">갑자기 유리창이 흔들리도록</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">큰 소리가 난다.</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">요 며칠 사이</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">이따끔 들리는</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">도로 공사장의</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">다이너마이트 떠뜨리는 소리</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">공사장에 일하러 가신 어머니</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">오늘은</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">고구마라도 싸 가지고 가셨을까.</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">고구마 몇 개 남겼다가</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">집으로 가는 길에</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">공사장에 들러</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">갖다 드릴까.</span></p><p> </p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">밥 먹는 소리</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">젓가락 소리</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">웃는 소리</span></p><p><span data-ke-size="size20">재조갈재조갈 얘기하는 소리.</span></p><p> </p><div data-ke-type="emoticon" data-ke-style="alignCenter" data-emoticon-type="niniz" data-emoticon-name="034" data-emoticon-isAnimation="false" data-emoticon-src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/keditor/emoticon/niniz/large/034.gif"><img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/keditor/emoticon/niniz/large/034.gif"></div><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><span data-ke-size="size20">Appreciation Review 感想</span></b></p><p> </p><p>Sweet potatoes aren't shameful.</p><p>But a sweet potato lunchbox is embarrassing.</p><p> </p><p><i>What if my teacher or friends should see?</i></p><p><i>I quickly hide them where they can’t be</i></p><p><i>No peeling, no chewing</i></p><p><i>I just swallow them whole</i></p><p><i>Hiding my lunch becomes my secret goal</i></p><p> </p><p>No one pays attention to the sound of dynamite exploding at the road construction site, but the speaker does because he wonders if his mom didn't even pack a lunchbox.</p><p> </p><p>He thinks of saving a few sweet potatoes and stopping by the construction site.</p><p>Other kids are busy with their own things.</p><p> </p><p><i>Sound of eating</i></p><p><i>Sound of chopsticks</i></p><p><i>Sound of laughter</i></p><p><i>Sound of chattering</i></p><p> </p><p>No one seems to pay attention to his sweet potato lunchbox.</p><p> </p><p>#도시락  #부끄러움  #고구마</p>
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첫댓글 고구마는 부끄럽지 않습니다.
하지만 고구마 도시락은 부끄럽습니다.
선생님이나 다른 친구들이 보면 어쩌지
책상 밑에 감추어
껍질도 까지 않은 채
입안에 넣어 씹지도 않고 넘긴다.
다른 아이들은 저마다의 일로 바쁩니다.
밥 먹는 소리
젓가락 소리
웃는 소리
재조갈재조갈 얘기하는 소리.
그의 도시락 고구마에 신경쓰는 사람은 아무도 없습니다.
아, 정말 부끄러운 일은 무엇일까요?
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