시인의 말 ·····················xv

1부 햇살과 아이들

누가 오시길래 ···················3
우연히 만난 가을 ··················5
낙엽이 바스락이는 건 ················6
아빠 신발 옆에 ···················7
할아버지 밤나무 ··················8
햇살과 아이들 ···················10
못 ························12
종이의 꿈 ·····················13
엄마라는 말 ····················15
아빠 ·······················17
할머니 보따리 ···················18
바위 ·······················20
짝꿍의 지우개 ···················22
철모와 민들레 ···················24
빨래집게 ·····················26
시골집 뒤꼍 ····················27
때가 있단다 ····················29

2부 화분이 많은 집

둘이는 똑같이 ···················33
골목 끝집 ·····················34
빈 화분 ······················36
겨울, 따뜻한 날 ··················38
호수와 돌멩이 ···················40
돌부리 ······················41
화분이 많은 집 ··················43
나는 물 ······················44
새끼발가락 ····················45
송편은 왜 맛이 있을까 ···············47
지난밤 ······················49
너와 나 ······················51
나무 세 그루 ···················53
새 연필을 깎으며 ·················54
전깃줄 ······················56
어제와 다른 오늘 ·················57
엄마에게 인사하는 그 시간이 ············59

3부 엄마가 시장을 좋아하는 까닭은

콕콕 찌르는 상처 ·················63
용감한 고무장갑 ··················65
바위와 나무 ····················67
참새는 다 알아 ··················68
냇물은 저 혼자 ··················70
동전의 슬픔 ····················72
뒷모습 ······················74
비 오는 날 ····················75
이렇게 해 봐요 ··················77
해님의 안경 ····················79
바람 많은 창가에 풍경을 ··············81
싫어, 싫어 ····················83
양파 ·······················85
보이지 않는 양념 ·················87
도둑고양이 ····················89
엄마가 시장을 좋아하는 까닭은 ···········91

4부 연둣빛 나라

파란 물 얼룩 ···················95
악기가 되고 싶었던 나무 ··············97
아버지의 모자 ···················99
동생 때문에 ···················101
내 하루의 길이 ··················103
가을날의 다이빙 ·················105
주인 잃은 열쇠 ··················107
세상에서 가장 든든한 담장 ·············109
연둣빛 나라 ···················111
배꼽 ·······················113
수건 ·······················114
모서리 ······················116
꽃이 있는 집 ···················118
주워 온 색연필 ··················120
고슴도치 ·····················122
난, 배추예요 ···················123
엄마의 대답 ···················125
끼리끼리 모이면 ·················126
엄마 마음 ····················128
가로수 열매 ···················130

5부 아빠는 한 걸음 뒤에

성급한 아빠 ···················135
천둥은 ······················136
좁은 골목 안에 ··················137
바람의 고민 ···················139
우리 가족 ····················140
빈터는 없다 ···················142
줄넘기하던 날 ··················144
아빠는 한 걸음 뒤에 ················146
내가 할 일은 ···················148
혀라는 고것 ···················149
흙 묻은 사탕 ···················151
하루에 한 번쯤은 ·················153
담쟁이 ······················155
아빠는 그림자도 크다 ···············156
바지런한 내 오른손 ················158
아빠 부탁 있어요 ·················160
도토리 한 알 ···················162
호기심 많은 바람 ·················163

6부 난 선생님 아니야

눈 오는 날 ····················167
봄, 숲에서 ····················168
내게로 달려오는 것이 있다면 ············170
비가 멈춘 사이에 ·················172
추석 무렵이면 ··················174
난 선생님 아니야 ·················176
장하구나 ·····················177
저녁 불빛 ····················179
매미와 나무 ···················181
겨우내 개나리는 ·················183
좀 있다가 ····················185
봄비 ·······················187

이혜영은 ·····················189
지은이 연보 ···················195