The Persimmon Tree

By Kim Jong-mi ("Lucy")

Published in International Journal for Teachers of English Writing Skills
Special Literary Edition 2001, Volume 8, Number 2, p. 145.
Robbie Dean Press, Ann Arbor, MI

I remember the village where I was born.
There was a thatched house, a rice field and a calm placid sea.
I remember the fresh air at the peep of day.
At evening, smoke was rising from a chimney.
But most of all,
I remember the persimmon tree.
It was in the front yard of the house.
I had to wait for a long time so that I could eat ripe fruit.
The persimmon tree gave me a dream, a hope, and endurance.
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