by Eunsol Song
ES (K to 3), Korea
I am a tree.
A green tree.
When fall comes,
a colorful tree.
When winter comes,
there are no leaves.
When spring comes, pink, pink!
Pink like spring, pinky-pink.
나는 나무
초록나무가
가을이 되면
알록달록
나무
겨울이 되면
나뭇잎이 없다
봄이 오면 핑크핑크!
봄처럼 분홍분홍
by Grace Moon
ES, USA
When we turn a year older
we expect to feel more mature
or grown up
but
growing up is more of a journey
than a sudden change
growing up is like climbing a giant mountain
even though you have a long way up,
you are still 11 points higher
Each point is you getting a little older each year
And all the hills in between the points
are the months and the weeks and the days
that are passing by
Standing at a new peak
means that you conquered hills of the year,
each day each week
each bad side, each happy side in year
All that memory from the past few years
while you were growing up, makes you, you.
A mountain reminds me or stuff reminds me that
each layer or hill or anything is just me
and what makes me in a journey of mine
Inspired by the story Eleven by Sandra Cisneros And the quote “ but they don’t understand about birthdays and what they don’t tell you is When you’re 11 you’re also 10 and nine and eight and seven and six and five and four and three and two and one. And when you wake up on your 11th birthday, you expect to feel 11 but you don’t.”
한 살 더 나이를 먹으면
더 성숙해지고
어른스러워질 거라 기대하지만
자란다는 건 거대한 산을 오르는 것과 같아요
올라갈 길이 아직 멀더라도
이미 11개의 지점만큼 높이 올라와 있어요
각 지점은 해마다 조금씩 더 나이 든 당신이에요
그리고 지점과 지점 사이의 모든 언덕은
지나가는 달과 주, 그리고 날들이에요
새로운 정상에 서 있다는 건
그 해의 언덕들을 정복했다는 뜻이에요
매일, 매주
한 해의 힘들었던 면도, 행복했던 면도
자라는 동안 지난 몇 해의 그 모든 기억들이
오늘의 당신이어요
산은, 아니 여러 가지가 나에게 일깨워줘요
모든 층과 언덕들, 그 무엇이든 그것들이 바로 나 자신이어요
나의 여정 속에서 나를 만들어 가요.
by Eunsol Song
ES (K to 3), Korea
Mom, you say all I can do is play games, right?
Why do you get angry over just that?
Don’t you know my IQ is 100?
Now, I’m going to hate you, Mom.
Since you said your stomach hurts,
I bring you warm water and kimbap.
so why don’t you smile?
Now you are so annoying. I hate you,
You’re so mean, I can’t stand you.
엄마, 게임만 할 수 있지
왜 그런다고 왜 화를 내?
난 아이큐가 100인지 몰라?
난 이제 엄마를 싫어할 거예요.
엄마가 배가 아프다고 해서
따뜻한 물이랑
김밥을 갖다 주는데
왜 엄마는 웃지 않냐고
이제 엄마가
짜증나고 싫고
나빠 죽겠어 !
by Eunsol Song
ES (K to 3), Korea
Rainbow, rainbow,
a rainbow with clouds,
such a pretty rainbow!
Butterflies flutter, flutter,
happy and glad.
Let’s look at the sky
and feel beautiful.
Even when we’re bored,
let’s cheer up and cheer each other on!
무지개, 무지개
구름이 있는 무지개,
너무 예쁜 무지개!
나비들이 팔랑팔랑
기쁨이 좋다.
하늘 보면서
아름답게 우린.
심심해도
힘내서 응원하자!
by Jinho Jung
MS, USA
by Grace Moon
ES, USA
An apple so sweet
A nice tasty treat
With a bright red color
That shines on the tree.
The apple swiftly moves
with the leaves
BONES
by Ryan Pak
ES, USA
Bare bedbugs buzz around the broken bed.
Odd owls observe over the oak tree.
Nocturnal nutcrackers nibble pieces of noodle.
Electric eels enjoy eating ermine.
Soggy spiders slice snakes in six pieces.
by Lea Zimmerlin
MS, USA
Ding, ding, ding
Ring, ring, ring
When the sun rises
A ray of light shines over the town
When everyone in the town
wakes to start their day
Yawn, yawn, yawn
“Good morning”
Ding, ding, ding
Ring, ring, ring
When the moon rises
the blanket called night
covers that pink coral
orange-red sky
Then everyone, big and small
tall and short, goes to bed
Deeply
falls asleep
딩, 딩, 딩
링, 링, 링
해가 떠오르면
한 줄기 빛이 마을을 비춥니다
마을의 모든 사람들이
하루를 시작하며 잠에서 깰 때
하품, 하품, 하품
“좋은 아침이에요”
딩, 딩, 딩
링, 링, 링
달이 떠오르면
밤이라는 이불이
저 분홍빛 산호색
주황빛 붉은 하늘을 덮습니다
그러고 나면 크고 작은
키 크고 작은 모든 사람들이 잠자리에 듭니다
깊이
잠이 듭니다
by Lea Zimmerlin
MS, USA
Ding, ding, ding
Yawn, yawn, yawn
“Wake up!”
Mom says.
“Oh dear,”
“You’ll be late!”
Monday morning
is truly the worst.
딩, 딩, 딩
하품, 하품, 하품
“일어나라!”
엄마가 말씀하신다.
“아이고”,
“너 늦겠다!”
월요일 아침은
정말이지 최악이다.
by Lea Zimmerlin
MS, USA
It makes a beautiful symphony
It makes you feel SO many emotions
As your hands move your fingers like a mechanical doll
Your fingers move one by one on each hand
The keys go down as you press
It makes a sound
Then they go up when you release
And the sound fades away
It is like the night sky turning into
The shining morning
The piano is a mystical instrument
Used by all kinds to make a picture
The picture of a single note
And that single note shows thousands
And even millions of notes