Four Seasons of a Tree

23.12.20 Children, it was snowing in the morning and the whole world was white, but I couldn't shout “wow, it's snowing!” like in the old days. I just thought to myself, “oh, is it snowing? "I don't know if it was because of my age or because of how the world is now. I remembered the magpies building their nest on a tree top with new leaves sprouting on a spring day. The trees soon became lush with fresh green leaves and quickly became red... It was so beautiful to see them lined up in a slender way. But you know, it was only after the leaves had all fallen down that you could see the nest clearly visible among the thin branches. Here and there. 얘들아, 눈이 내리는 아침, 온 천지가 하얀데 옛날처럼 “와! 눈이다!” 외쳐지지가 않았어. 그저 혼잣소리로 “어, 눈이 오고 있네?” 나이 탓인지, 요즘 세상 탓인지? 다만 까치 소리 들리지 않아 그것만은 궁금해지더라. 어디들 갔나? 봄날 새 잎 돋아나는 나무에서 집짓던 까치들이 생각났어. 나무들은 금방 싱싱한 ᄑ