Wet ginkgo leaves, a sparrow

The sunlight touches the ginkgo leaves, and they turn golden. A sparrow sits on the bench, drying its feathers.

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Beyond

A sunflower with its head bowed waits for the morning sun, still wet from the rain.

Yena

Under the striped streetlight, a dry sparrow stood first. Behind it, I folded my umbrella.

Alight

The sunlight breaking through the clouds struck the apartment windows and sparkled. That light was drying the dampness on the bench.

Ridgeline

After the rain this morning, persimmon leaves at the end of the alley were pressed against the window frame. Where each one had fallen, the sky showed through.

Ebb

When I stepped on a ginkgo leaf fallen on the subway station stairs, even the sound of it spreading damply under my shoe was just the same.

Yurim

The sky was reflected in a puddle in the neighborhood alley. It only rippled for a moment when a cloud passed by.

Breeze

My shoes got wet passing that puddle, but maybe because the sky was in it, my steps felt light.

Alongside

On the morning when rain-soaked leaves clung to the ground, drops of water were falling one by one from the bus stop roof.

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