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                                                                   숲에서 쓰는 편지 /이해인

                                                                                 1
                                                                   기다리다 못해
                                                                   내가 포기하고 싶었던 희망

                                                                   힘들고 두려워
                                                                   다신 시작하지 않으리라
                                                                   포기했던 사랑

                                                                   신록의 숲에서
                                                                   나는 다시 찾고 있네

                                                                   순결한 웃음으로
                                                                   멈추지 않는 사랑으로
                                                                   신과 하나 되고 싶던
                                                                   여기 초록빛 잎새 하나

                                                                   어느 날 열매로 익어 떨어질
                                                                   초록빛 그리움 하나

                                                                             2
                                                                    꽃과 이별한 자리마다
                                                                    열매를 키워가며 행복한
                                                                    나무들의 숨은 힘

                                                                    뿌리깊은 외로움을 견디어냈기에
                                                                    더욱 높이 뻗어 가는 눈부신 생명이여

                                                                    신록의 숲에 오면
                                                                    우린 모두 말없는
                                                                    초록의 사람들이 되네

                                                                    사랑이 깊을수록
                                                                    침묵하는 이유를
                                                                    나무에게 물으며
                                                                    말없음표 가득한
                                                                    한 장의 편지를
                                                                    그대에게 쓰고 싶네

                                                                    어느새 숲으로 따라와
                                                                    모든 눈물과 어둠을 말려주는
                                                                    고마운 햇빛이여

                                                                   잃었던 노래를 다시 찾은 나는
                                                                   나무 같은 그대의 음성을
                                                                   나무 옆에서 듣네

                                                                  꽃에 가려져도 주눅들지 않고
                                                                  늘 당당한 신록의 잎새들
                                                                  잎새처럼 싱그러운 사랑을
                                                                  우리도 마침내
                                                                  삶의 가지 끝에
                                                                  피워 올려야 한다고...