come, stay and let's talk. it's a good day to be alive
I did live today to my full potential
thanks to that, I remembered our days
days where we walked slowly together
talking about our dreams
and occasional dance we did together
in a warm haven of ours
oblivious to the world outside
smooth, soft, and slow
and when our eyes were open
crystal clear sun rays would tickle
world slowly awaken and reborn
오늘 하루 열심히 살았어요
덕분에 그대와의 좋은 기억이 났어요
세상이 어떻게 돌아가던
우리만의 아늑함 속에
느리게 추던 춤이 생각나요
10.16.2022
staring at my thoughts so clearly for so long
distraction start smelling sweeter
whiff of a movie, flash of comic strips
worlds fly by and a vacuum settles in mind
staring at these dogs closing by
I wonder if there is a way to stay clear of them
then I stood by the top of the hill
as the sunset and sky cleared
for a moment there was an awe
and in gratitude I found my heart lightened.
10.15.2022
after weeks of trudging my own path
I lifted up my gaze and looked about
hoping to see a wider world
but what I found was the world within
world codified in words, thoughts, and actions
I learned the world dissolves
dissipating the angst of existence
and sets you free.
10.14.2022
there was a saying
there is magic in Autumn air
I thought they were lying
now I feel something in there
watching fleeting youth’s flare
withering into exhausted tear
I questioned if this is a glory,
a beautiful mark of life;
if this is end of the story
or sweet opening who survive
씁쓸한 가을을 보낼 것인가
아님 아름다운 종말 속에서
새로운 탄생을 노래할 것인가
10.13.2022
allow me to rise
to protect those in waiting
allow me to rise
riding the wave of this time
let me express what I’ve got
allow me to rise
one more day
to see this beautiful fresh sun
breath in freshly made new air
and see this wonderful world
one more day
allow me to rise
보게 하소서
이 아름다운 세상을
하루 더 볼 수 있도록
사랑하는 이들을
지켜줄 수 있도록
제게 힘을 주소서
10.12.2022
a big wave washed by
its crashing sound afar now faint
golden yolk of a sun arises towards the sky
redeeming its former glory
grateful to have a footing on the earth again
ready for a gleeful rumble and tumble
hoping to smile more again
10.10.2022
thank you for stopping by
your scent has been wonderful
I even dreamed the past days of passion
where I thought I was truly alive
or perhaps it was the only time I was truly alive
hahahahaha
what does it matter?
I live my own life.
if you come, come.
if you want to go, go.
I will live my life at my own measure of best effort
I will push my own boundaries of limits
and keep striving to become better than yesterday
I will pay the cost, I will live my life.
good luck.
9.16.2022
it starts here.
the life I have chosen,
the moment I chose to live,
it starts here.
it’s a large blank canvas,
one I will draw with my heart rhythm
one I will push and pulll with my imagination
following the smell of curiosity
the life I have chosen starts here.
9.8.2022
I thought smelled the scent of cheese
but then again, it could have been urine.
I turned and stared down onto a rock.
a grey, squared, flat rock.
there was a flower, albeit withered, on it.
a puff of white, yellow, and light purple
here and there carefully strewn about
and you think for a bit
who would have placed it there so carefully
as the dawn gets broken by the rising sun
and the cool azure hue dissipates
could it have been his last prayer
could it have been his last offering
could it have been his last hope?
one man’s fight,
one man’s statement,
and one man’s journey.
9.6.2022
drawing the fine line is important
between running and building
a castle of your own
you don’t move: the ocean wave will catch up
you move too fast: the castle wobbles
hopefully, in this intricate dance
we’ll find our own haven
and sing to the rhythm
and explore our journey.
9.3.2022
Ralph with Coffee 
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