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Korean Unity & Family: The Perspective from Mr Chow

By 27 April 2018August 5th, 2026No Comments1 min read
An elderly Korean couple, the man speaking with gentle emotion, stand in their warmly lit living room filled with family photos and Korean art. A young Black man sits attentively, writing in a notebook as he listens to their story of family across the Korean border.

Mr Chow

A poignant short poem about separation, family and hope, capturing Mr Chow’s longing for reunification after generations of division on the Korean peninsula.


I Watched His Eyes

Mr Chow told me in his bespoke English
Korea is one land, one country.
I have family across the border –
almost in tears as his wife looked on.
One day we pray to see them, he said.

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