Always Welcome

This poem is written for the beautiful country of South Korea and it's wonderful people. They will always welcome you with open arms and never ask for a "Thank You".

Always Welcome

I will never ask for a "Thank You."

Even in thousands or tens of thousands of times like this,

You do not have to say, "Thank You" to me.

In the moonless darkness of words, the dreamers seek.

Beyond this moment of longing the song writers rejoice!

Even in thousands or tens of thousands of times like this.

I will never ask for a “Thank You.”

This Miracle the cold Bukhan Mountain of this beautiful,

Seoul. The children seek to climb.

On the cold mountains of this miracle the old ones dream.

Even in thousands or tens of thousands of times like this.

You do not have to say, "Thank You" to me.

No truth ever spoken was truer than this.

Write your words of wisdom in song on the bathroom wall.

Looking for any sign of shelter.

This wisdom carved in to a brick of white and silver.

Even in thousands or tens of thousands of times like this.

I will never ask for "Thank You" to be said.

시인 론

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Author's Note

You will need to know something about Korea and it's culture to understand this poem.
But you still may enjoy reading these words.

Reviews

[Shweta Singh]

Your poem reminds me of a hill near my childhood home & one of my friends used to have the notion that he'd pass the exams after climbing it..sense of freedom,freshness,etc I understood but what miracle it whispered in his ears,was beyond my contemplation...this Bukhan mountain is cold,the words have dark shadow but the heart promises unconditional love... Very nice poetry..

[Ronald J Chapman]

Thank you for the review.
Seoul Korea is a place I want to visit some day.

[Shweta Singh]

My pleasure Ron...keep sharing...I'd love reading all your stuffs always...& visiting Seoul is a dream for me :) hope you are able to do so soon....

[Jason Kozlowski]

Your poem is amazing and I love it! South Korea truly is a beautiful place filled with beautiful and kind people. Both the topic and your writing make this a great read! I posted my first poem today and I'd appreciate it if any of you could review. I'll review a few of each of your poems/stories as well. I hate to advertise on this but not sure how else I could get reviews? In fact I wish I could write something of this quality. Specifically a review from you would be great!

[Andrea Mouser]

THANKS for this poem. good job!

[Knightingale]

I spent some time in Seoul. Other than the smell, it was ann amazing place. Loved the repetition in this piece. Very well done.

[Ronald J Chapman]

It's an amazing place and an amazing people. Anyone who studies just a little bit of Korea. to see where they came from will be amazed.

Thanks for the comments.

[Knightingale]

I'm a fan of the culture of all kinds of people. I travel a lot, just because of that reason. I think the best way to learn about a people is from the people.

[Shanil Mehdi]

You made me research everything in the poem but it was well worth it! your poem was so meaningful and deep. you could just feel the emotion emanating from each word.

[Ronald J Chapman]

Thank you for the kind words.

Do you understand Hangul and where the words “Even in thousands or tens of thousands of times like this, you don’t have to say, "thank you" to me.” Came from?

:) 천만해요

[Shanil Mehdi]

i don't understand the Korean language specifically. XD but i didn't get that part actually, where did it come from?

[Ronald J Chapman]

The answer can be found here.
http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/shows/ask-hyojin/hyojin1/

[Shanil Mehdi]

Ahh okay now it makes sense, that's quite interesting. :D

[The Verse: A Poetry Jou..]

That phrase, the eloquence within those so carefully placed words is superb, thank you for sharing!

[Ronald J Chapman]

Thank you for the wonderful review and comments. I really appreciate you taking the time to read. :)