My Dreams of "The Land of the Morning Calm”

It began on a great summer morning: It was the most amazing romance around, She was the most beautiful loving place I have seen.

My Dreams of "The Land of the Morning Calm”

It began on a wonderful summer morning.
It was the most amazing romance around.
She was the most beautiful loving place I have seen.

She was my Seoul,
My lovely "Land of Morning Calm,
My Loving Korea.
We used to love so well together.
Back then.
I wanted to smile together, wave to the world,
I wanted to see it all.

But one morning, one great morning,
We decided to smile too much.
Together we kissed a Korean Magpie flying high.
It was respectful, so respectful as a white tiger chasing evil away.

From that moment, our relationship changed.
She grew so modern with bright lights everywhere.

Then it happened:
Oh no! Oh no!
We slept under a cherry blossom tree.
Alas, a cherry blossom tree!
I fell asleep under a cherry blossom tree.
So beautiful, so entertaining my Korean dreams.

The next day I thought my mind had broken,
I thought my dreams had burst into flames,
(But I was actually overreacting a little.)
But still, she is in my thoughts.
I think about how it all changed that morning,
That awesome summer morning.

Only a dream ... ouch!
When I think of that beautiful loving site,
That beautiful, loving place.
I miss my Korean dreams.

시인 론

This is a link to the poem being read with the Republic of Korea's national anthem playing in the background.

☯SEOUL '' My Dream ღ ''

Author's Note

This is one of those poems about a places that I have never been to but always seem to dream about.

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

I have only ever been to the Seoul airport but I did live in Japan and this piece gets me reminiscing about the far east. A gentle but a little wry write. Thank you.

[Ronald J Chapman]

Pryde, Thank you for the comments. The DJ's at Arirang Radio in Seoul call me the Blue eyed blonde hair Korean Living in Pa that Lived in Korea in a past life. :) I must of bumped into a weather satellite on my way back and missed the target by about 11,000 kilometers. :)