눈을 이고
휘청거리는 짙푸른 잎들이 만든
겨울의 우울함을 달래주는
눈꽃 송이들

휘휘 도는 칼바람에도
아랑곳 않고
뾰족뾰족 잎사귀를
잘도 휘감고 앉아 있다

발레리나를 떠받치고 있는
발레리노와 같이
무게를 견디며
미소를 머금고 있다
---「눈꽃」중에서

먼 동쪽에서부터 스며드는 빛살 받아
한결같은 가을빛 은은히 맺힌 노란 은행나무 잎들
선연한 진초록 여름빛을 뒤에 감추고 있다

일 년 내내 상록수 소나무는
연둣빛 두발 아래로 갈색 받침 입고
가을빛의 잔치에 참여하고 있다

가을빛을 흠뻑 받은 동쪽 단풍잎
여름빛 머금은 맞은편
바닥에는 떨어진 낙엽들이 뒹굴고 있다

몇 알 남은 가을빛 주홍 감은
온화한 아침 햇볕을 더욱 받으려
갸우뚱갸우뚱하다가
부동자세로 얼굴 돌리는 사관생도 얼굴이다

대기의 고요는 몰두한 긴장감
사물의 집중을 방해하지 않으려고
바람도 숨죽이고 있다
---「색채 향연饗宴」중에서

On a sunny day, during my solitary sauntering,
pine trees and their fresh scent
entered my heart.

As I descended, a bunch of green needles,
reflecting the azure sky, suddenly unfolded
like seaweed, before my eyes,
and the scene settled itself
in the very center of my heart.

I raised my eyes and followed
the gentle sway of the green pine needles.
I took a deep breath, and the scene filled my heart.
The pine needles swayed in the gentle breeze,
and the pine scent carried by the wind,
would spread far and wide, even to the houses in the village.

An incomparable verdure comes back to life,
when I sit quietly, close my eyes, and lose myself in thought.
In that hour of concentration, the green needles
with their sweet scent are restored,
and remain with me for some time.
As I breathe, the fragrance spreads through my heart,
through my stomach, through my danjeon, to my limbs.

During that moment of concentration,
alone in a dimly-lighted room,
with my eyes closed, moving slowly,
with a meditative music playing, I realize:
I don’t need any protection and want to be surrounded by a fence.
The greeny needles return and
remain as precious companions for a while.