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.

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