Summary
“Looking Toward That Place” is a meditative Korean poem about silent connection beyond time and space — how light, not sight, brings two souls together.
Even without seeing, our eyes meet beyond time, resting where presence itself shines.
This poem invites reflection on invisible bonds — how love, awareness, and inner peace unite us across distance.
It embodies themes of timeless encounter, mindful connection, and the quiet radiance of the heart.
[μ°λ¦¬μ μμ μ΄ ν₯νλ κ³³]
μ κ³³μ λ°λΌλ³΄λ©°
λ³΄μ§ μμλ
λ°κ² 보μ΄λ κ·Έλ λλΉκ³Ό
λμ λλΉμ΄
μ곡μ κ±°μ³ λ§λλ κ³³
ν μκ° μ€μΉ¨
μκ°μ νλ¦ μμ μ리 νλ©°
μ°λ¦¬μ μμ μ΄ ν¨κ» 머무λ
μ κΈ°
μ κ³³μ λ°λΌλ³΄λ©°
πΏ English Translation (Condensed)
Looking Toward That Place
Even unseen — your light meets mine,
where time and distance fade.
Our gaze lingers there,
beyond the moment,
toward that silent place.
πͺΆ Author’s Comment
μ΄ μλ μκ°κ³Ό 곡κ°μ μ΄μν λ΄λ©΄μ κ΅κ°μ λ Έλν©λλ€.
‘μ κ³³’μ 물리μ μ₯μκ° μλλΌ, μλ‘μ λ§μμ΄ λΉμΌλ‘ μ΄μ΄μ§λ μ§μ , μ¦ μ‘΄μ¬κ° μ‘΄μ¬λ₯Ό μμ보λ μκ°μ μ리μ λλ€.
λ©λ¦¬ μμ΄λ κ°μ λ°©ν₯μ λ°λΌλ³Ό λ, μ°λ¦¬λ μ΄λ―Έ κ°μ λ§μμ λΉ μμ μ μμ΅λλ€.
πΈ κ°μ ν¬μΈνΈ (Appreciation Notes)
1. μ곡(ζη©Ί)μ μ΄μν λ§λ¨μ μμ§
‘μ곡μ κ±°μ³ λ§λλ κ³³’μ΄λΌλ ꡬμ μ λμ 보μ΄μ§ μλ μ°¨μμ ννν©λλ€.
μ΄κ³³μ λ¨μν 그리μμ μ₯μκ° μλλΌ, μ‘΄μ¬μ κΉμ μ°¨μμμ μλ‘λ₯Ό μΈμνλ μκ°μ μλ―Έν©λλ€.
μμΈμ 물리μ 거리λ₯Ό λμ΄μ μ μ μ μ°κ²°μ ν΅ν΄ ‘μ κ³³’μ λ§μμ μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ μ μν©λλ€.
2. λ΄λ©΄μ λΉμΌλ‘ μ΄μ΄μ§λ μμ μ μλ―Έ
‘λ³΄μ§ μμλ λ°κ² 보μ΄λ λλΉ’μ μκ°μ μ΄λ―Έμ§κ° μλλΌ μ λ’°μ μ¬λμ μμ§μ λΉμ λλ€.
μ΄ λΉμ λ μ¬λμ νλλ‘ λ¬Άλ μνΌμ μΈμ΄μ΄μ, λμΌλ‘ 보λ κ²λ³΄λ€ λ κΉμ λ§μμ μΈμμ 보μ¬μ€λλ€.
κ²°κ΅ ‘μ κ³³’μ λ λμ΄ μλ λ λ§μμ΄ λ°λΌλ³΄λ 곡λͺ (ε ±ι³΄)μ μλ¦¬κ° λ©λλ€.
3. λͺ μμ μμ μΌλ‘ λ³Έ λ΄λ©΄μ κ³ μν¨
λ§μ§λ§ ν ‘μ κ³³μ λ°λΌλ³΄λ©°’λ λ μμκ² λͺ μμ μμμ μκ°μ μ 곡ν©λλ€.
μ°λ¦¬ λν μΌμμ 볡μ‘ν¨ μμμ μ μ λ©μΆ°, λ΄λ©΄μ ‘μ κ³³’μ λ°λΌλ³Ό μ μμ΅λλ€.
μ΄ μλ κ³ μ μμμ λ§λλ μμμ μκ°, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ§μμ ννκ° νΌμ΄λλ μ리μ λν μ΄λμ λλ€.
π Themes & Keywords
This poem embodies the themes of mindful connection, timeless encounter, and inner peace, blending the quiet light of presence with the spiritual depth of Korean poetry.
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