그래, 그렇기도 하겠구나 'Yes, You May Be Right'

I loved the poem that I bumped into at a subway station the other day. 

Once again...the longer interval of subway operation during summer means longer time to wait for subways to arrive.

What's one of the best ways to spend 'seemingly nothing-to-do' time while waiting for subway?

Read the poems scattered along walls of subway stations across Seoul. 

My daughter found a boyfriend like pure cotton. I wanted a son-in-law like pure wood or silk. So I didn't like him. I wanted my daughter to live warmly for life. One day, her boyfriend hoped to come to see me but I refused coldly. Then my daughter shouted, "Is there only winter in life? Why don't you know that pure cotton is best in summer? And when winter comes we can put on layers of cotton!"

Yes, you may be right.

Poetry on Display for Public Literary Awareness(?) @ Subway Station

One of the characteristics visible in almost every stations of Seoul Subway or SMRT (Seoul Mass Rapid Transportation) is poetry.

Yes..poetry displayed on the sliding door, fixed door, walls, corridors of the stations.

"Over The Bridge of Madison County" Well, yes...it's a Korean poetry but the title itself ..has an American-touch in it. Sorry..for not translating it. Just wanna give a highlight of what it is.

From long ones to short ones like the one shown above "봄눈"...or...

One of the greatest poems, i.e. 아이들 'Children' written by the famous Kalil Gibran is also on display. Of course, it is in Korean. After all, the purpose of setting up all of these poems is to let any passengers at least read the title...or read some parts of them..or even read them fully ..while waiting for the train.

What a way to 'educate' people.....

well..who says that literary acquisition can only be achievable through classes?

In fact...the whole wide spaces available on subway stations are nonetheless ...the perfect space to spark ideas and let knowledge (poetry included)...to be spread out....