seed
Ishle Yi Park
we're
building a
tribe you
and i
i walk
country
roads
singing
lullabies
to our keiki
feel a
glow
pulse
inside
me
luminous
as a star
a tiny heart beats
my heart
beats faster
oh, sweet
rhythm
what a lovely song
for da greengreen world
Ishle Yi Park is a mother, wife, poet, singer, and soul surfer whose name means morning dew in Corean. Once upon a time she was the Poet Laureate of Queens, New York. She now feels truly blessed to live in Hawai’i. Issil has performed her poetry & songs at over 300 festivals, colleges, and venues in the United States, Cuba, Aotearoa, Singapore, Corea, Jamaica, and South Africa.