Autumn in Korea

Fade in place awayRain turn to mist in warm touchPhoto glowing giftsNo buried king’s goldMore treasured than you burningA face … More

What Happens in Busan

Whenever I saw the ad, I’d wonder what would stay thereAdultery, drugs, murder – what threshold needed to be metHow … More

I have a friend who told me she is ‘traveled out’I’ve not reached that point, although there’s only one place, … More

In a cave here, on a mountaintop thereKorea lives in me by bits and piecesBite-sized chunks I can drink inMelts … More

The sounds of over there is ‘them’ and here is ‘us’Ghosts hear as if they were the honoring of some … More

In eyes I see here, my ancestors’ gaze cast by manyThere’s a hardness of a kind I can’t quite identifyAnd … More

And he says, “In this line, what does ‘it’ refer to?” I stare at the line then close my eyes … More

When I’m here, I love the taste and smell of garlic more than usualWill chew it even in the morning, … More

Before breakfast, I cross the street outside my hotelTo visit the Jogyesa Buddhist Temple People of all ages and economic … More

It’s good to be back in KoreaA third time as charming as the firstLet the magic beginIn the fatherland I’m … More

There aren’t too many stars to countIf you believe in where you’re goingThe exercise of flying back to SeoulTallying suns … More

When you travel you’re tossed in a tornado of sights and soundsA tsunami of exposure flattening your brain with crushing … More

Amazing how quiet the multitude of viewersCompared to the works that speak to usEach visitor drawn to something somewhere hereThis … More

He stands at the podium projecting out over the fieldGrips the railing, his hands a ghostly whiteThe master orator had … More

It gives me a chill, somewhat of a frightening shiverTo stand at the grave of a Nazi General and feel … More

The moon may go down, but the night never endsHere where we mingle with the spirits of the deadIn the … More

I’ve traveled by myself, and I’ve gone with tour groupsAnd the thing about solo journeys is thisWith trips anywhere when … More

I do what I’ll do when there’s free time on a tourHead out into the wilds of the place where … More

The man wears a T-shirt that says“Spending Christmas with My Kids & My Cats”There’s a cartoon drawing of two playful … More

The road has been some sort of songLonger than the 45 I thought it might beCloser to the beginningAnd winding … More