Words for the Quiet Mind

North Korea Travel Memoir

2026-05-23
North Korea Travel Memoir
Photo: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A holiday trip to North Korea,
Through layer upon layer of checkpoints to Rason.
My heart pounds with uncertainty,
No internet connection along the way.

As if traveling through time,
The simple people from long ago,
Kimchi at every meal,
A mysterious land adds to the experience.