이민 짐 부쳤다고 하자 전화기 너머로 들려오던
친정 어머니의 울음 삼키는 소리
허공에 뿌리 내리려 떠난 딸
추울 때면 뿌리골무로 찾아 오시는 어머니
가만히 내 울음 감싸 안아 주신다.

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Digital Camera Poem) Root-Cap
번역: 조율리 (에드먼튼 문협)

As I was telling her over the phone
that my immigrant goods packed and sent away,
I could hear my Mother’s voice
choked with tears.
A daughter of hers left to take roots in the air….
And, she visits me as a root-cap
when cold and dark,
Then, my anguished sobs, being gently appeased.