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...”


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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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Ron's Korean Time Travel Blog
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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.

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.


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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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