Jeong Haein, Yangji Elementary School (영지초등학교)
Sejong City, South Chungcheong
crystal moon shine
little star twinkle
Everything seems like quiet
without the weeping bug
waiting for the ruby sun
everything is peaceful
bowing to bright daybreak
waiting for the twinkling night
Night come again silently
for our sweet rest
Submitted by Dawn Angelicca Barcelona, ETA ’14-’15
In Dawn’s words, “I believe that poetry is really hard for English language learners to grasp as they learn basic greetings and phrases in elementary school. 해인 always goes above and beyond to push herself and enjoys writing in both English and Korean. I thought she did a great job experimenting with language in her poem.”