[One Sip of a Book] To the Hurt Who Need Comfort... Sister Lee Hae-in Says, "You Did Well Today"

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This poetry collection was written by Sister Lee Hae-in for those who are sick and in need of a little comfort. It is a new collection released eight years after 'If We Love Each Other, It Is Always Spring.' Parts 1 and 2 compile new poems written daily even during her illness. The poet says, “The reason I titled this poetry collection 'Sunlight Diary' is because sunlight symbolizes life and hope, and especially for those who are ill, the joy brought by a single ray of sunlight is immense.”

Even when walking down the corridor

Breaking through the thick glass window

My

Sunlight ray that invites me

As the light of life

I

Begin the day

- From "Sunlight Injection"

The raindrops of thoughts increase

And the gentle words

That were deeply hidden somewhere

Pour out all at once like a rain shower

I cannot handle it

I am glad

I am happy

I am joyful

I just

Want to laugh all day long

And be rained on

- From "Rainy Day"

To sad people

Do not speak too loudly

Turn the words of the heart into a soft color

Convey them with your eyes

Sometimes hold their hands

Pray steadily without being noticed

- From "To Sad People"

Living is always

An endless longing

But in truth

It is a longing that will surely

End someday

That is why tears fall

- From "Sea Diary"

Until now, how many names have I called

How many times

Have I lived and survived being called by names

So thankful and grateful

Tears keep falling

Towards the names I know

Silently bowing

Saying I love you unconditionally

- From "Calling Names"

The texture of time

That I meet anew

Carefully

Purely and beautifully

I will nurture

And

The direction of my prayers

I will simplify

Today

Even with just this resolution

It is enough and more than enough

- From "Small Resolution"

One day I

Will become a card by my very existence

Preparing to fly

No longer

Needing to buy it at a store

As the most beautiful card

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow

I will confess that I was simply happy

That I lived and left as a love letter

I hope someone will remember me that way!

- From "Dream Diary?Buying a Card"

Sunlight Diary by Lee Hae-in | Yeollimwon | 264 pages | 16,000 KRW

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