Yesterday,
while walking around
at a park
I noticed a halmeoni(old woman)
Smiling at me
everytime I passed
to where she was sitting;
The next round
I opted to stop
and sat next to her;
Eager to practice
the little knowledge
of Korean Language
I greeted her, “Annyeong haseyo”(Hello) :
The halmeoni nodded
and smiled in glee,
Reached for my hand and said,
“Neo aleumdabda”(you’re beautiful)
I looked the meaning
of what she said
In my translator app then
returned the compliment
and said to her “Neo aleumdawo”(youre beautiful, too)
She gave me a warm smile
Spoke a lot of words
(I did not look at the translator app again)
I instead smiled and nodded
As she continued to talk
as if telling me
the history of her nation;
We filled the air with laughters,
though the rest of what she said,
I failed to understand.
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