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The electricity shut down.
As I sat in a dark still room,
I savored the eloquent tune of silence.
Snow fell outside unflinchingly
and no one moved.
I stared as the dim light shone through window
the wooden floor, the dining table, and the chair stayed barren.
Without distraction, illusions, or deliberation,
I saw what is.
And that satisfied my senses.
1.25.2026
I’ve come to appreciate the silence better.
I started to see the larger picture clearly
I started to think more coherently
I started to hear the world’s ticking sound.
to be deeply alone
enveloped in wraps of deafening silence
it’s a rare bliss.
5.8.2024
단하하던 바닥이 꺼져버리듯
나의 자신감을 지탱하는 성과들은
순식간에 사라지고 말았다.
그 구덩이 속에서
밤하늘의 달을 바라보며
고요한 침묵의 아름다움을 깨달았다.
1.16.2024
when my heart no longer seeks distractions,
the eloquent silence arrives
like the dusk;
not freezing cold nor comfortably warm;
not too dark, but not too shiny.
as consciousness submerges into this realm
a silent resonance emanates from within.
listen to it, and walk.
do not fear,
for all is here,
and here it remains.
9.13.2023
blinking my eyes a few times
at this small yellow lamp light
quietly shining on my desk
solely in the dark of my room.
a picture of an old man
on the cover of a thick black book
silently gazes at me in agony
there is silence
except for the humming of the AC
and the sound of cars zipping by
in silence, all these exist
6.19.2023
stay still. let the silence soak in.
once your mind get contaminated
it won’t be until next time you wake up
the silence will revisit you.
noise seeps in like a mist against the door.
even a slight guard down, and it will be in.
in clarity, we find insightfulness.
in obscurity, we find recklessness.
6.10.2023
when we are close
in silence
you know
and I know
what we are thinking.
to note each body language
requires too many words;
rather, it’s ‘je ne sais quoi.’
no words needed;
yet your soul
and my soul
were warm
for albeit a brief moment.
farewell.
may your path illuminate in darkness.
5.14.2023
it’s learning to be okay with the silence
after your secret’s been revealed
it’s learning to keep the silence
as others chatter to garner their attention
it’s learning to be break the silence
when a need arises, but nobody speaks
it’s a long walk
and there’s a plenty of room to grow.
1.18.2023
I want to make a throw that matters.
No matter what others laugh at or say
I want to make a point for you.
And for this, I throw it with all I have.
Getting ride of impurities
by thousands of hammering strikes
I want to get rid of false images in my head
with a excoriating heat of silence.
언젠가 떠오르리라
가슴에 품은 정열의 꿈.
8.20.2022
in silence, in slow action,
we peer open our eyes
watching the world blossom
little by little we realize
what we have to offer
and why we are here to together
묵언과 침묵 속에서
아주 조금씩, 조금씩
눈꺼풀을 들어다 보면
세상의 숨죽은 비밀이
보이기 시작한다.
8.8.2022
Ralph with Coffee 
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