Poems of Prof. Yang Geum-Hee (South Korea)
Yang Geum-Hee (South Korea)
Yang Geum-Hee, born in 1967 in Jeju, Korea, has authored two poetry collections, Happiness Account and Ieodo: Island of Legend and Existence, as well as an essay collection titled Happy Companion. She was the founding president of the Ieodo Literature Association and the 2nd president of the Korean Association of World Literature. Ms. Yang also served as editor-in-chief at Jejuin News, a researcher at the Jeju Sea Grand Center of Jeju National University, and a specially appointed professor at Jeju International University.
Currently, she is an editorial writer for Samdailbo News Paper, a special researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of Jeju National University, the vice president of the Jeju Regional Committee of the Korean PEN Center, Vice President of the Korean Institute for Peace and Cooperation, and an executive member of the Korean Association of Ethics. Ms. Yang has received eight literary awards for her contributions to literature. Her poetry has been translated into various languages and introduced in the United States, China, Japan, Germany, Russia, Italy, Spain, England, Taiwan, Nepal, Egypt, Greece, Pakistan, Vietnam, Albania, Bangladesh,
Kosovo, Tajikistan, and more.
Peace Is in Your Mind
Peace in all hearts,
Like snow falling from the sky,
Covers mind of all people,
Making the world beautiful.
Why do some hold guns,
And express their anger?
I wish peace would cover the world,
Like snow.
Peace is everywhere,
In the sky and on the ground,
In flowers and trees,
And in our hearts.
A Prayer for Peace
Let hearts that burn with deep disdain,
Flow into waters that soothe the pain,
And form as drops that gently blend,
To forge a path where peace won’t end,
So sons and daughters, free from strife,
May live in Gaza, full of life.
Let war’s desire drift away,
Flow into waters that calm the fray,
And may the warmth of peace extend,
To touch all lands and gently mend.
We pray for sunlight’s healing grace,
To spread the fragrance of peace in space,
And bind us close, all hate undone,
Together, breathing as if one.
Let war's intent now lose its hold,
Flow into waters calm and cold,
Light the torch that never dies,
With hearts as one, we rise and rise,
To greet the dawn, so bright and new,
A world reborn in peaceful hue.
The Path of Peace
As light shines brighter in the darkest night,
May peace break through with gentle might,
Seeping through Gaza's cracks of despair,
A beacon of hope in the heavy air.
Just as starlight travels from afar,
Reaching us from a distant star,
May peace ignite a flame so bright,
A lighthouse glowing through the night.
Follow its glow, O hearts in pain,
Though you wander, though you strain,
Even if your path seems dim,
The way of peace will call you in.
Swapner Vela Sahitya Patrika (The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine) is a Bilingual magazine in which Bengali and English literature are published from Aurangabad, MSD, W.B. Editor - Md Ejaj Ahamed
Swapner Vela Sahitya Patrika (The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine) is a Bilingual magazine in which Bengali and English literature are published by Md Ejaj Ahamed from Aurangabad, Murshidabad, W. B, India
