have a sip of tea - life at first nothing

life at first nothing

the white horse passes through the early morning market.

a stove lit up, smoke curling up,

hasty pedestrians rushed by, dropping their luggage as they go.

ajusshi 아무것도 아님 whistled, "how much for noodles with an egg?"

("hey! one bowl with a poached egg!")

(coming right up!)

ajusshi 아무것도 아님's child lingers near the ice-cream stall,

drooling with tears welling,

lip quivering,

but still day dreaming of more raisins and candied fruit.

mouth raised,

sweet smile waiting.

ajumma chases ajusshi down the street,

the ajusshi in the bathhouse fled away in painic.

the chessboard's been overturned again,

"this round doesn't count!"

"one more round!"

sweet watermelon.

cold ice-cream.

a cool bath.

a fan.

the sun set on the horizon.

evening lights flicker on.

the market wind down,

& the alley hums with loud snores.

another bonfire crackles,

guarding the peacefulness of the night,

pepper hemp,

glutinous rice cakes,

aged wine,

fragrant pancakes shared in the stillness.

"let's watch the rainbow together," said the bonfire.

"let's climb the mountain together too," replied nothingness.

it talk of the big world

& its small dreams within it,

wishing that may tomorrow morning still looks and feels like today.

from far away,

it who garrisons the frontier sends another letter home.

the ajusshi from the bun shop loses a pork leg bone.

as the letter makes the family weep.

the burglar?

just a stray dog.

"...pos peeps"

some nothings are either radiators, and others, drains.

stick with the radiator.

& edit it friendship.

it was nothing (아무것도 아님),

when people asked it what it was thinking of;

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