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Ronald J Chapman Jun 2015
Far to the East,
My heart travels with desire,

Where memories of flying with a magpie send me dreaming,

Flying high above hazy cliffs of Kosŏng-****,
I see, Oh wow!
What is this ship sitting on top of a mountain?
A cruise ship was shining like a blue and white sea shell in the sunshine,

The magpie yells come follow me and see other amazing things,
Beautiful Hangang shows me the way back home,

My heart beats with desire,
As the magpie beckons me to follow my dreams,
And come back home.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
SUN CRUISE HOTEL - SOUTH KOREA
https://youtu.be/TO3Kv3qa69o
Ronald J Chapman Jun 2015
I feel amazed and like I'm living in a deep dream sometimes,
When I think of you each night and day,
And when I see you, I see Magpies flying high,

I write words from our dreams, every day,
These words are never enough,
To show how much I love you!

I cry when you're in pain,
There is nothing I can do but pray,

You're beautiful!
I can't resist your courage and strength, it's true!
The cherry blooms and palaces fade into shadows sometimes...

But my memories of living with you in the past will always remain,
Locked away in my heart, like the treasures of Joseon,
I am crazy for you!

Your Soul is fast; your heart is a mother's love,
I truly wish my heart was being held in your hands,
I could sing and dance 'til life was done,
But you are the focus of my plans,

Too much missing you is impressive, my love,
And for you, 'Dae Han, Min Guk', I thank Heaven above.

All my love,

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Beautiful South Korea Landscape in 4K UHD Timelapse
https://youtu.be/_4AN7qzDp8E
Jun 2015 · 1.5k
She Sends Me Dreams To Dream
Ronald J Chapman Jun 2015
Dreaming, of you every night,

Nights of seeing a rabbit riding on the moon,

Dreams of waking to your the words, “Good morning dear one.”
Waking to the smell of roasting coffee,
Hungry for fried rice and Doenjang soup,

Dreams of us living in the palace of prospering virtue,

Dreaming of watching the sunrise in this ancient place,
While holding hands and walking through our secret garden,

Dreams, of a beautiful dark haired woman,
Dreams of us growing old together,
Watching our grandchildren fly without wings higher than magpies,
Dreaming our dreams come true.


Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Changdeokgung Palace Secret Garden
https://youtu.be/xUZRQG2bDTY
Jun 2015 · 496
Love Remembered
Ronald J Chapman Jun 2015
Love Remembered
When the world was the color white,
I chose to stand by your side,

But, these cold days were not by chance,
Nor would they last,

I fell in love,
With memories of our past,
Finally, I've figured out my life,
Know what I want at last,

I will follow my heart!
As it leads me back to you,
Into memories of a Seoul winter,
From our past.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Winter Sonata OST)[ENGSUB
https://youtu.be/L9enlB5ZBM4
Jun 2015 · 4.5k
Hyeopjae Beach
Ronald J Chapman Jun 2015
My happiness travels across time and space,
Across a vast sea,

Years of looking,
And not touching,

Ancient Lands,
So far away,

A night's lonely dreams,
Walking along Hyeopjae Beach,
Summer's ocean breeze,
Warms my wandering heart,

You are standing here, Holding my hand,
Looking forward;
A billion diamonds swimming in,
The ocean's waves,

For such a long time now,
I've been missing you,

My heart will not let go,
Of the white sands of Hyeopjae Beach.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Jeju Hyeopjae Beach
https://youtu.be/cOMe8JkCpnM
May 2015 · 704
Loving Roses
Ronald J Chapman May 2015
Spring came slowly,
Winter, did not want to let go,

Birdsong took away,
The gray silence slowly,

Sun shines brightly,

Green leaves follow the sun,
Flower buds like fireworks dare to rise,
Pink and white roses hug and kiss,

From now on, I won't be afraid,
To wake up with the sun,

Never to miss a day of beauty in my life.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Rose of Sharon Korean Song
https://youtu.be/wEqROTDmY0I
May 2015 · 333
Years Alone
Ronald J Chapman May 2015
Spending all these years alone,
Many dawns have passed,
With only a cup of tea to love,

Sunny days have gone by, too fast,
Rainy days seem so very long,

Spending all these years alone,
Too many setting suns have gone past,

Things I remember;
Holding hands, walking along the lake, dancing until sunrise,
Reading stories to each other and laughing,
The smile that brightened my dawn every day...

Things I still love;
Your photograph, your blue eyes, your roses,
My memories of you.

You're always in my dreams to love, standing in front of me,
Asking me to come and see wondrous things,

Every sunrise we say goodnight,
Loneliness calls to me,

In my heart,
Your memories will always stay,
In my dreams,
I will see you again,

Spending all these years alone,
A lifetime has passed,
A lake of tears has fallen,

My life long friends do not understand,
Why is there still pain, after so many suns have past?

If you ever see True Love pass,
Then you would know.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
True Love Waits
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jGDuoBmvAyY
May 2015 · 1.5k
The Great Mountain
Ronald J Chapman May 2015
Dreaming a dream,
Flying across time and space, to a place I have never been,

Setting foot on the GROUND of the great mountain Bugaksan,
This MAN stands here on top of the world,

Oh! The wonders I see;
Such a peaceful place to be,
Cherry blossoms all around,  
So sweet to see,
Winter has ended,

Shining towers growing out of the morning mist,
Reaching for HEAVEN through a yellow sky,
Sparkling lights,

You are a beautiful site to see,

Waking to the words,
“Welcome to Seoul ladies and gentlemen.
The local time is 5:45 in the Evening.”

You are truly not a myth to me anymore,
But my dream come true.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
The Grand Heritage-Bugaksan Mountain https://youtu.be/CQ5HmrOgYcM
Ronald J Chapman May 2015
S is for a lovely Smile; your smile lights up Korea even today,
E is for Extraordinary, a role model that built the "Star-Gazing Tower," Cheomseongdae,
O is for Open-hearted, helped the poor and hungry,
N is for Noble, loved your people,
D is for Dreams, your dream of white frogs,
E is for Enchanting, Your ability to predict things to come,
O is for Observant, watching over and protecting your people,
K is for Korea, The land that will remember you until the end of time,

S is for Smart, incredible intelligence,
A is for Admirable; you are still respected thousands of years after leaving this world,
R is for Reassuring, Never give up. Fighting!
A is for Amazing, Your ability to see the future,
N is for Noble, a loving Queen,
G is for Glamorous, A beauty standing before us,
H is for Heroic, loving your people more than yourself,
A is for Addictive, we still remember you after all the centuries have passed,
M is for Memories, “Star GazingTower” still stands today,
N is for Noble Queen, Your dreams and sacrifices  protected the Kingdom of Silla,
I is for Important, a blessing to Silla and today's Korea,
D is for Dear; You are still loved, by your people and peoples of the world today,
A is for Analytical, You always thought deeply before acting,

Queen “Seondeok!” You are loved and admired by all the world today.



Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Queen Seon Deok OST - Balbambalbam (with Lyric and Translation)https://youtu.be/hTHkOB75rhs

"Queen Seondeok of Silla (Korean pronunciation: [sʰʌndʌk jawʌŋ]; ? - 17 February 647) reigned as Queen[1] of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632 to 647". - From Wikipedia
May 2015 · 647
One Rose
Ronald J Chapman May 2015
Everything in this place, reminds me of you;

These days, of heavy rain,
These days, of sunshine,

As I look up,
At the cloudless sky,
I want to tell you,
I have not forgotten you,

Viewing the night sky,
Filled with stars,

Remembering my promise, when we meet again,

To give you a single red rose,
To let you know that,
I have not forgotten our days,
Of sunshine and rain.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
A Single Rose - Brian Crain
https://youtu.be/0MueldCZLQ0
May 2015 · 672
The Wedding That Never Was
Ronald J Chapman May 2015
Life is changing every day;
You were my Sunshine,
You were my reason for living,
Whatever I had belonged to you,

I never knew tomorrow would never come,
I never knew that I would never say “I do.”

After my long life;
My bride,
You are my oldest memory of love,
You stand side by side with my mother in heaven,

Your Soul is as beautiful as the first day I met you,
I will always remember you my bride,
Lying there in a white dress;

In my long life,
I have never met someone,
With a Soul like yours,

You once told me, “We should live and love our lives to the fullest.”

I've had many chances, at love!
I have never found someone that would take my hand and say,
“I'm yours forever and ever.”

You once told me, “We should live and love our lives to the fullest.”

I learned true love is difficult to come by,

I've met many Angels.
But, They live under the wrong sky and in the wrong time,

You once told me, “We should live and love our lives to the fullest.
You are given very few chances at love.”

“Be happy my love. Enjoy! Your life.”

Take a chance at, love once again.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Heaven Got Another Angel - Original Song (Gordon True)https://youtu.be/-hASQH9EfQA
Ronald J Chapman May 2015
Standing on a hilltop,
Singing a song from my dreams,
Looking at the vast green farmland below,
I don't wish to leave my family or home,
But, I need to follow my dream,

She calls me every day,


She sends me her beauty every morning;
Cherry blossoms and roses, in the spring,
Sounds of ocean waves in the summer,
Even the cellphone sound of the cicadas,
Calling to say hello let's party while we can,


She sends me her family photos, of beautiful,

Multi-colored blankets, of Autumn leaves,
Winter pictures of snow covered mountains,

She sings beautiful old songs to me,
Relaxing and magical songs,
Played with only two strings and a bow,

Yet,
She cries in pain,
Her family separated for so very long,

Standing on a mountaintop,
Looking at the Miracle below,
Singing a song from my dreams,


“Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo...”


Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Animation Arirang Korean Folk Song
https://youtu.be/AQkZ_h57BaY
Apr 2015 · 389
Waiting For a Rose
Ronald J Chapman Apr 2015
It seems my whole life,
I've been waiting for,
For a rose to bloom,

Lonely seasons have come and gone,
My family and friends have moved on,

I'm waiting for a rose to bloom,
The years have been cold without seeing,
A bright red rose blossom,

Until!

I wake up on a bright June morning,
I look through my window and,
See a bright red rose sent from heaven,

It seems you were part of my heart,
You were part of my life,
You were always here,

I always looked,
At the wrong time of year.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
[Hangul+Romanized+English Subs] LEE HI - ROSE M/Vhttps://youtu.be/7zVP_4cSEFI
Apr 2015 · 728
Three Souls
Ronald J Chapman Apr 2015
I have been given a great honor at the end of my long life,

To know three beautiful Souls,

Hope!

One Soul who has changed the world,
And saved children and changed there
Lives with her Song,
She is my Guardian Angel Eve!

Freedom!

One Soul who has saved the lives of children with her
Teaching of the word FREEDOM, She is my friend and teacher Julia!

Future!

One Soul, Who has created a MIRACLE. Called Seoul Korea. The place where my dreams come from, Seoul, You are, my dream to touch you some day in my lifetime.

Three Souls;

Hope, Freedom, Future...

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
IU Arirang English Lyrics]
https://youtu.be/Q-fEK2-E7RI
Apr 2015 · 323
Can't Sleep
Ronald J Chapman Apr 2015
When I'm lonely at Midnight, I can't sleep,

I'm afraid to dream,

I hear the rain falling, thunder in the distance,
Wind blowing through trees,
A single streetlight twinkles through the window,

I think of you, Why you left me with this gift of pain?

I've always known you were nothing but a dream,
That after it ends leaves nothing behind but loneliness and pain,

I want to forget you,
But, this pain is driving me insane,

I want to forget...

This pain from living in a dream.


Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
lonely in the rain
https://youtu.be/47jUcmuSUrs
Apr 2015 · 856
Unreachable
Ronald J Chapman Apr 2015
Loving you, is as unreachable, as traveling,

Back to the past one hundred years,

Standing here alone,
I see a painting of a glamorous,
Woman, in a white dress,

Singing on a brightly lit stage, under a,
Rainstorm of white and red,
Roses,

I am wondering what you were thinking,

That day?

That day, one hundred years in the past,
The world fell in love with a beautiful Angel

And her voice?

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Somewhere in Time Official Trailer #1 - Christopher Reeve Movie (1980) HDhttps://youtu.be/9uicvPZSKIM
Mar 2015 · 648
Your Star
Ronald J Chapman Mar 2015
If your star should ever fall,
I'll be there for you, to catch your tears,
And chase away your fears,

If your star should ever fall,
I'll be there to lift you up;
With the magic of a wink and a smile,

If your star should ever fall,
I'll be there standing by your side,
Holding on to you so tight.

Whenever you need me for anything, tell me where and when,
I'll be there,

If you need me for anything,
Tell me what you want,

I will do whatever it takes,
To light your star on fire and place it back in the sky,
For all to see.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Catch Me I'm Fallin'
https://youtu.be/woMle2mVvtc
Mar 2015 · 980
Wanting
Ronald J Chapman Mar 2015
You have what I want;
You live across an ocean,

Why am I standing alone in this place?
When I could have what I want;

I want to live,
I want to love,
I want to be looking at you,
With no space between us,

I want to be part of your world,

But you are only a dream
Of what I want,
Sent thousands of miles far from the East.

Something I want, but will never have.

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Beautiful Country Korean
https://youtu.be/WA5u4tsqJD8
Mar 2015 · 2.7k
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
Ronald J Chapman Mar 2015
Shamrock Lucky Charm Poem

Four Leaf Clover

One leaf is for success,
One leaf is for being blessed,
One leaf is for your beautiful music,
One leaf is for being charmed. ---

Shamrock,

(S)plendid green clover.
(H)ere lies some fields of four leaf clover.
(A)stonishing *** of the golden coin.
(M)any have never had such luck.
(R)ainbows' end we have reached.
(O)n our lucky way to.
(C)atch a leprechaun we did today.
(K)indness blessed us with luck now.

When, we freed the little green elf.
He passed a lucky golden shamrock.
on to us from his belt.

This has been a lucky.
Saint Patrick's Day that gave us.
a new friend that passed some luck
on to us today...

Copyright © 2015 Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Frankie Laine - I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
https://youtu.be/4-C_JZPVAk0
Mar 2015 · 1.7k
Visit My Dream
Ronald J Chapman Mar 2015
To truly visit my dream;
My dream of a Miracle,

A dream of a shrimp turning into a Giant Whale,
A dream that has come true,

No longer needing to imagine or daydream,
What my future will bring,

Visions of places I can only remember in my dreams,
places with familiar but strange names;
Beautiful visions of places called Seoul, Busan, Jeju, Inchon, and  Gyeongju. Where a beautiful queen named Seondeok once lived. And her spirit still shines!

To truly visit this place where my dreams come from,
This fantastic place and people,

Because I took a chance to visit my dream,
I can finally stop longing,
And wondering what my future will bring,
In this place called Korea.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
Guess what I dreamed about again last night?
I hope I'm not too bad  by saying this haha. Lots of guys dream about beautiful women. I dream about a place where beautiful women live.  ;)
Beautiful South Korea Landscape in 4K UHD Timelapsehttps://youtu.be/_4AN7qzDp8E
Mar 2015 · 6.7k
Obsession
Ronald J Chapman Mar 2015
A field with one thousand roses,

I only see one white flowering rose,

Obsession is only one white rose,
Obsession is only seeing you,

Blind to all others,

Using soju,
I create a mist,
That only surrounds you,
This, obsession with one white rose,
Is an impossible thing,
Sun shining through the mist,
Reflecting your love out to me,

But I can not see your face,
The sun is too bright,

Still I see a lovely white rose through the mist,

I want to grab hold,

But your thorns are too sharp,

How can I suffer knowing you exist, in the midst of my dreams,

That!

I will never be able to touch you,

Why am I obsessed with a single white flower?
When fate has sent to me a gift of 999 red roses?

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
Love and obsession Korean drama OST
http://youtu.be/EliePkN82M8
Mar 2015 · 799
The Kindest Soul
Ronald J Chapman Mar 2015
Tonight I will dream of your magical city lights and,
Tigers everywhere. That far away place where you live,

Listening to echoes of ocean waves and your Jeju music,
I long to sip from your charming glass filled with Soju,

In my dreams;

I fly on the exquisite silver winged magpie,
Witnessing -- skimming over vast continents, oceans and seas,
Of sparkling waves of my happy tears;

The depths of all the seas of the world,
Shall never separate our shining love again,
As this growing love, brings our Souls together from afar,

In the twilight, we feast on chocolate-coated Jolly pong,
With tender chocolate kisses of love,

Adorned in white silk robes, we pluck our loud love chimes from our hearts,

I touch your cheek,
Like magic, your charm appears,
Warming my heart,
You grab hold;
Place your head against my chest,
Listening to the music of my beating heart,

Our Souls melt into one song,

You will always be my adorable Korean princess,
The kindest Soul of my growing eye of love.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
"White Valentine Trailer" MV
youtu.be/-wG1rV-juSc

Complete song "Once Upon A Dream - Jekyll And Hyde"
youtu.be/pYZFwkhZmd4
Mar 2015 · 3.0k
Hungry Spirit
Ronald J Chapman Mar 2015
In that place of dreams, where my hopes and fantasies lie,

You will always find my Spirit smiling,

Looking at the sky, where magpies soar high,
Lifted by a calm morning breeze,

Listening to the music of a busy city,
Listening to cars, trucks and buses of many colors,
As they pass by,

In that place of dreams, where my hopes and fantasies lie,
You will always find my Spirit wanting to, taste the food of
An Eastern city,
Ooh! I'm hungry for Kimbap, Kimchi, ooh! I've,
Always wanted to taste Egg Toast,

The aroma of coffee is heavenly,

In that place of dreams, where my hopes and fantasies lie,
I will meet my hungry Spirit in Seoul someday...

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
Egg Toast
http://youtu.be/nRa93qqc_Rk
Feb 2015 · 225
Wrong Path
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
Feeling sad,

Because, I've been feeling lonely and tired
Of this world for so very long,

I've been dreaming of you too much,
I'm afraid I will never touch you,

When I think of you, I smile,
But it's a forced smile to fight the sad tears,

Being together with you,
Seems an impossible thing to do,

I should try to forget my dreams,
But I don't want to say this for sure,

I'm afraid I can not hold back my tears anymore,

I don't understand why fate has treated me so cruelly,

I think Fate has played a joke on me,
First introducing me to you,  
And now,
Sending me on a path, in a direction away from you.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
You used to know me better than myself.
http://youtu.be/eCb2LuK-j0U
Feb 2015 · 349
My Future
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
Hello, my future,

Nice to hear from you again,

Tomorrow, I'll carry my heart home to you,

Our hearts will never be apart again,

My days covered with dark clouds, smothering me with pouring tears,

Will end,

Hello, my future,
Nice to see you today, In the bright sunshine,
So quiet,  As I step off the plane,
It feels like the Universe has stopped time,
No one is saying a word,

Kneeling down I touch my Seoul,
Forgetting my memories of being alone.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
Landing at SEOUL Incheon Intl airport (ICN) South Korea (Cockpit view)
http://youtu.be/sHFjJXNofbs
Feb 2015 · 515
You are You
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
Too many miles between you and I,

Too many years separate our embrace,

I hate my fate,

Why out of all the possibilities,
Could I be born so far away from you?

So many miles,
So many years,

Away from your Soul and smile,

I feel like giving up myself
I let my second chance at love,
Pass me by,

I hate my fate,
I've been a fool, to wait! Too many years,
Before saying I love you,

But you don't have to worry,
I will always love you,

I have fallen in love with an impossible dream,
That will never come true,

I realize that I have waited too long,
Just because you are you,

I hate the path, fate has sent me on,
I realize you have countless loves, which travel with you every day.

When. They have left you,
I will always be here loving you,

I love you.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
Nickelback - Far Away [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4y-RzVGrHg
Feb 2015 · 467
Waiting! For Your Dreams
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
I have been waiting for your dreams all night along,

I'm feeling lonely this morning,

I'm in pain today,
I miss you,
I'm feeling blue,

Where did my dreams of you go?

I'm holding on to memories of you,
But, day by day the memories fade away,

This night I want to send you my dreams instead;
A dream of flying into your arms,
A dream of holding you close,
So close our souls become one,
Dreaming of you all night long,

I will wait for your dreams forever plus ten-thousand years,

I'll be there soon,
We'll be together again,

We have seen this in our dreams,
Dreams that will come true,

I love you.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
First Love - "The Pirate Movie" Theme song.http://youtu.be/GKZL6_4qsvc
Feb 2015 · 586
Visions
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
As you spread your love through time,

Allowing me to see visions of
Your remarkable and troubled past,

By raising my head and looking at you,
I have seen a miracle being born,

A miracle rise through fire, pain and with courage,
Looking at your beauty sets my heart on fire,

That brightens my life,
And warms my Soul every day,

Allowing me sleep and dream of you,

I know time can move so slow, as slow as watching a city grow,
It seems tomorrow will never come,

But true love is a Miracle of its own;
Like a bright blazing Sun at Dawn,
After a cold winter snow storm,
That warms our hearts,

After that June day,
Thousands of days have past,
I still have an unending passion for you,

I raise my head at Dawn and look, as the blazing Sun carries,
Your love to me,
Far from the East.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved

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Ron's Korean Time Travel Blog
http://koreantt.tumblr.com/

Travel through time from present-day Korea back to the 1850's through movies and photos that were captured during these times.
Never forget the past and always look to the future.
Real Story Of Korea
http://youtu.be/mmeVI0NKjpI

“Have you ever been lucky enough to figure out where your dreams come from? I have. I've written many poems about a place that I have only been to in my dreams.  This beautiful place is called Korea.”
- Ronald J Chapman
...
“I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met.”
- John Green, “Paper Towns”
...
“Is it possible to miss a place you've never been? To mourn a time you never lived?”
- Jack Harper, “Oblivion”
Feb 2015 · 385
Promises
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
I think my only fear is waking up from a dream,

Why is today's sky so bright and blue?
I can not see you;

Thinking of you,
So far away,
Standing alone;

Looking out at the blue,
Ocean waves,

The promises that have passed through time between us,
I have not forgotten,

I'm always pretending,
You are standing by my side,
Talking to me;

Telling me the direction we should look,
While we walk alone on the beach,
With ocean waves caressing our feet,

My heart wishes for the day,
The promises we made, we will keep.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved
Promise
https://youtu.be/5wCElWMS7II
Feb 2015 · 1.6k
Morning
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
The yellow glow of Sun's new daylight,
Shining on your face so brightly,

Where did the night go?

I'm afraid to touch your face,
Do you truly exist?

Is this what real love is?

I think of our future.
Have I finally found love?

But you're still dreaming,
You who makes me believe,
In love once again.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie
http://youtu.be/2_HXUhShhmY
Feb 2015 · 336
Never Finish
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
Listening to the magpie sing,
Hoping she brings me a lucky day,

I watch the sunrise in your eyes,
I watch cherry blossoms bloom,
As they say hello to Spring,

I look at you my Dream,
Wondering?

Why, loving you is as impossible,
As fixing a broken heart?

My Dream,
You are the last poem,
I will never finish writing.

Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Not Spring, Love or Cherry Blossoms Song
http://youtu.be/ouR4nn1G9r4
Feb 2015 · 485
Cross An Ocean
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
Are you for real,

Or in my imagination?

On opposite sides of the world, we stand alone.

Looking hard to see you,

Between you and me, is an infinite sea,
A cloudy sky raining tears,

Feeling, ripples of love from another world,
Flowing over me,

How can I cross an ocean of infinite tears?

For a few seconds; to be in your arms would be worth my life.

I will love you forever even if my dream does not come true.


Copyright 2015 © Ronald J Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Why can't I just book a flight to South Korea? ***** my doctor. Why can't I just get knocked out and woken up at Incheon South #Korea?

Only an Ocean Away - Sarah Brightman - cover by Elena Househttps://youtu.be/3U0L6tifwv8
Feb 2015 · 338
Home Again
Ronald J Chapman Feb 2015
As I stand in front of you,
Looking at a beautiful view,

Your silhouette seems so familiar to me,
Looking at a Miracle in front of me,

Closing my eyes,
I think, is this but only a dream?

I have misty memories of you,
From so very long ago,

Everything feels very familiar,
I missed many chances to be with you,
I let them just pass by,

I was afraid the red thread, that connected,
our hearts broke and let me go,

I felt lost in this life,
Until other Souls brought me
Back home to you,

I have nothing to give up but my life for you,
I don't want to be lost again,

While wiping away my tears from my eyes,
I am happy; to be back home.

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KOREA TIMELAPSE - Night of Seoul
http://youtu.be/dBqYf7yv-O8
Jan 2015 · 787
Thoughts
Ronald J Chapman Jan 2015
This morning I saw snow falling,

Feeling lonely and cold,
My thoughts drift too far away,
Places and times,

Far to the East my thoughts fly,
Through a clear blue sky; thousands of miles,
Over a vast ocean,
Over a calm Eastern Sea,

My thoughts finally falling into a
Calm miracle,

I'm not afraid,
Someday, I will stand upon the ground
Of this place written about in Fairytales,
This place called “Dae han min guk.”

This morning I saw snow falling,
It made my thoughts fly to a beautiful
Place and time.
Thoughts that warmed my heart,

Forgive me for loving a place,
I've only read about in fairytales and visited,
In, my dreams.

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50 beautiful places to visit in Korea
http://youtu.be/iYIBB4OAGuw
Jan 2015 · 333
My Words
Ronald J Chapman Jan 2015
You appear to me, in my dreams,
You vanish every morning,
Without a saying a word,

You live in my words,

You visit me, in my dreams,
Bringing me, gifts,
Of beauty and love,
I can't resist,

You vanish every morning,
Without saying a word,
Leaving me lonely and cold,

Still,
Thoughts of you remain in my heart,
And in these words, 

I write to you.


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LADY OF DREAMS - Kitaro
http://youtu.be/cLmaHefFoDs
Jan 2015 · 798
Soju
Ronald J Chapman Jan 2015
Out the window I see;

A crescent moon,
Beautiful lights,
A painting of the place, they call a miracle,

I raise a glass of soju, to drink to you,

Crying for my lost love,
A love that has flown to Heaven above,

I take a sip of soju,
Wondering why my love has not flown away with you,

I only long to hear you laugh,
I only long to see you dance,
I only long to hear you say, “Have a nice day. I love you.”

Taking a drink of soju, wishing you were here with me,
In this place, they call a miracle,

My tears are flying into, my glass of soju for you.



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Jan 2015 · 360
I Remember
Ronald J Chapman Jan 2015
I remember a time;

When, days grew longer,

When winter has returned to fight its final battle with summer,

When, hot and cold winds touched my face,
They gave me chills wondering if winter would lose the battle,

When the site of budding cherry blossoms. Touched my eyes,
And warmed my heart.

I remember a place;

Standing in a park of flowers by a lake, like a fairytale,

Looking at a mirror,
With thousands of flowers,
A beautiful sunset,
Seeing stars of cherry blossoms sparkling, in a mirror of waves.

I remember a dream,
Standing in this place in the spring.



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Jan 2015 · 957
Reflections
Ronald J Chapman Jan 2015
I look through your eyes, to find your Soul,

I see twinkling bright lights,
Like stars floating in night skies,

Looking at you standing in front of me,
I see reflections of blooming cherry blossoms in the spring,

Loving you is an impossible thing.
Loving you is as unreachable
As touching the stars in the night sky,

Yet!

You are the reason I am alive,
The reason I wake every morning and feel alive,

I will wait for you.

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Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars (Official audio)http://youtu.be/zp7NtW_hKJI
Jan 2015 · 736
Am I Home?
Ronald J Chapman Jan 2015
Hello, old Friend

I've been here before;
In my memories,
In my dreams,
I've seen you before,

In your dark eyes, I see reflections of my Soul,

Is this a dream again?

I'm finally standing here with you, where I belong,
Looking at the bright lights of Korea's Seoul,

I've been waiting so long,
Am I finally here?

I'm not afraid anymore,

I'm with my old friend,
Exploring Korea's Seoul,
Wondering what we should do next,

Am I finally home where I belong?


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M GIGS YounHa - Home (Acoustic) Live)
http://youtu.be/SEFfZDAGuhU
Jan 2015 · 417
Love Letters
Ronald J Chapman Jan 2015
Fate tickles our hearts,
Fate whispers into our ears;
Making us fall in love with tears,
With Souls that we can never hold,

Too many years,
Too far away,

All we have to hold on to,
Are timeless love letters,
Telling us, of our dreams,


That,

We wish would come true.

Yet! The Universe is,
Magical and wondrous,
Where, miracles do happen every day.

Dreams can come true.

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The Lake House: "You Waited...
"http://youtu.be/5djX9LEb0yI
Dec 2014 · 485
Heavens' Bride
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
To my beautiful bride;
You are so very far away,

I think of you every day,

My bride in heaven,
You have not aged a day,

You are as beautiful today as when I saw you
All those many years ago,

That day you looked like an Angel in a white dress,


That day,

I pledged to you my faithfulness,
Until the day, our Souls meet again,
in Heaven,
To have and to, hold My Angel,
Once again.”

See you soon,
My beautiful bride,

I love you!



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Phil Wickham - Heaven Song (with lyrics)
http://youtu.be/8PsgGW5N1fs
Dec 2014 · 1.1k
Another Soul
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
Sometimes in our lives,
We meet another Soul,

Who brings us dreams of our future,
Who brings us memories from our past,

Our lives that will be,
Our lives that once were,

Not in our lives of today,
Because. Your love belongs to another,
In this time and place.

How can I forget our dreams?
How can I forget our memories from the past?

How can I forget you?
How can I let you go?


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Natasha Bedingfield - Soulmate
http://youtu.be/P27MPi3ZhCg
Dec 2014 · 467
Magic Of Dreams
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
To truly see a dream,
A dream come true,
Is a miracle;

You fly through the night travel through time,

Sometimes to the future,
Sometimes to the past,

You travel through space until you reach
that impossible place at last,

That place in your heart you have been
yearning for so very long,

The place you see a glimpse of every night,
Thanks to the magic of dreams.

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My Dream - Anime
http://youtu.be/893xKaTRrvc
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
I am so old, As old as the Eastern sea,

My second Home Daehan Min-guk...You are
so far away in years and miles.

I try and try to learn to speak my ancestor's
tongue. I fail to hear you say, please come to me!

Why can't I just travel to meet my home,
Of my past. Where I belong!

Why was I cursed to be born?
In the wrong place and time.

I am so old, As old as the Eastern sea,

My broken heart
Is stopping me from
Holding you in my arms,

From touching you
From kissing you.

I am so old, As old as the Eastern sea,

My Korea!

Should I just die,
and hope!
My next life will bring me back home,
Back into your arms where I belong,

I miss you so much!
I would rather be a poor farmer,
In the land of Dae Han Min-guk....
Then a lonely old man in
Living in this land far to the West...

I dream of you every night,
I love you Korea...

Should I just take a chance
of flying to my home of my past.

Will it be worth being buried
at Yanghwajin,

Just, to see,
the face of my Seoul?

I am so old, as old as the Eastern sea,
My love Korea...

What should I do?

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Dec 2014 · 727
Who am I?
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
I am peace and purity.

I am the sky,
I am the sun,
I am the moon,
I am the earth.

King Gojong proclaimed my birthday to be March 6, 1883.

I am spring,
I am summer,
I am autumn,
I am the winter.

I died in the year 1910
The winter of Japan.

I was born again on October 15, 1949.

I am the father,
I am the daughter,
I am the son,
I am a lonely mother.

I was torn in half in the year 1950.
So much pain so many tears I have seen.

I am some bad.
I am some good.

I've seen so many miracles and other amazing things.

It's all about balance!

I am beautiful, and I am loved.

Do you know my name?

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Some answer Korea others answer Taegukgi.
Both answers are correct.
Dec 2014 · 662
Wishes
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
It's never enough to say hello,
I wish I was in your arms.

It's never enough to say goodbye,
I wish I was back in your arms,

It's never enough to say I love you,
I wish I had met you in another time.

I cry for you day and night,

It's never enough to dream of you,
I want my dreams to come true.

I wish I was in your dreams too,

My princess,
I wish I was your prince,

Why can't my
wishes ever come true?

I love you.


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Dec 2014 · 3.9k
Seoul Korea
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
My home in my dreams,

I am amazed every night, when I see you in my dreams.

When I look at the moon., I see the tower to the north.

I can not believe you changed,
My life forever.

I only wish I can find the courage, to hold you in my arms at last.

My home in my dreams,
I wish I had met you a lifetime ago.

I wish I could give you one thousand of
my lifetimes.

I owe you my life,
My Seoul Korea.

I love you.

I miss you.

I owe you my life,
I owe you. You are the reason I am still alive,
Arirang, I owe you more than ever!

Seoul I love you,
A place I have only been to in my dreams,

How can I ever repay you?
For sending me such beautiful dreams.

I am amazed every night, when I see you in my dreams.

I live for you every day to hold you in my arms,

I live for you!
My Seoul,

I wish I could be standing in your arms where I belong.

My love Seoul,
I can't help but smile and wonder why God sent me here far to the West.

When you tell me every day, I belong in your arms.

But I owe you so much,
Hundreds of poems,

Hundreds of dreams
from a place, I have never been.

Amazing!
How can this be?

I love you Seoul Korea
that time can never take away.

I owe you more than my life
More than anything
I know this is a dept that I will never be able to repay.
Because I owe you so much
I owe you my life now, more than ever,

Why was I born so far away?

In the wrong time and wrong place?

Seoul Korea

My home in my dreams.


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The Most Beautiful City on Earth - Seoul
http://youtu.be/nIHnSRyQr4o
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
Can I keep this a secret?
You don't see me half the time. I am not perfect.
Read my mind. If you can.

Between these thoughts and feelings in my mind and heart,
The days are like extended
lines at a five star restaurant.

Can I keep this a secret?
You are making me crazy.
See you every long day.
Behind the window of my soul.
My breaking heart is no longer complete,
Eyes on you. I see every day.

Do you see me? Or are you looking past me?
You are always giving me your smile. Do you
Know this beguiles me?
What if,
I could not keep a secret?
Am I the only one,
Feeling this way?

The secret revealed:
"Can you read between the lines? Can you see behind my eyes? Do you know what I am feeling?"

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The secret is revealed by reading the word at the beginning of each line of the poem vertically. This then forms a sentence, when read down with an additional message.
Dec 2014 · 1.0k
Be Careful What You Wish For
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
I made a wish one day.
For the Earth to become a
Peaceful Place.
With no more pollution and decay.

On my twenty first birthday.
God granted my wish.
He sent a messenger from space,
Named ELE to grant my birthday wish.

Extinction-Level Event (ELE)

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I'm still here to write these words.  I guess my wish didn't come true.
I wrote this after watching the movie Deep Impact.
http://youtu.be/NTkfk4dCnu8
Dec 2014 · 462
Bad Night For A Writer
Ronald J Chapman Dec 2014
Have you ever had one of these nights?

As nightfall arrives,
And bedtime comes.
My eyelids fall shut.
I am whisked off to dreamland,
Hoping for new and bigger inspirations to arrive.
That I may write.

As daytime arrives,
The sun begins to shine.
My eyelids open.
I awaken to a brand new day.
With, all dreams and inspirations forgotten.

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