The Barbed Wire Fence
by Joon-hi 

You look menacing.
All I want to do is to find my uncle,
but I cannot do that because of you.
But it's not your fault, not your fault.

--from the book Hal-Abeoji's Wish 

Joon-hi, the eight-year-old boy, wants to find his grand-uncle
who is supposed to be living in North Korea, before his grandfather 
dies and he becomes an orphan. Can he find him?


©Byung A. Fallgren

SantaClara Review, vol 107 / issue 02, spring 2020 is finally here!
My poem Lady Plumber’s Song first appeared in this issue.
Santa Clara Review is the magazine for Santa Clara University.
You can subscribe or buy a sample issue at: santaclarareview.com.   

–Byung  A.

The little, lingering, white lies we allow
ourselves to live with (poems of 2011)
by Charles Portolano is an interesting ,
insightful poems.
Mr. Portolano is an Editor/Publisher of
The Avocet, a journal of nature poetry.
Please, feel free to click on the link below to read.

The little, lingering lies book

–Byung A.

Weekly Avocet is weekly magazine published by The Avocet, a Journal of Nature Poetry.  As I support good environmentalists in any form I would like to spread The Avocet as often as I can. Also, I’m delighted to have my poem and some haikus published in this Weekly Avocet–#372. Thank you, Editor Charles for choosing my works.
Below is the link to Weekly Avocet–#372. Feel free to check it out.
The Weekly Avocet – #372

Byung A.