My Korea – A sea of yellow flowers
November 3, 2009 - 6:29 pm
It was the four of them today. Four strangers connected only by Korea.
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An Italian-American with a Korean face.
A woman whose benevolent smile reflected a mix of heritages including North Korean.
A Korean who never knew Korea except through the eyes of an alienated American girl.
A sister who carried the light of Korea in her almond shaped but Caucasian eyes.
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They explored a sculpture park like giddy school girls playing hooky.
One of whom was especially naughty, even unbenownst to the other three, until it was too late.
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A sea of yellow flowers carried their laughter into photograph after photograph.
Deep inside them something stirred as each took a flower and placed it in the other’s soft straight hair.
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