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Long ago and far away is the way western stories begin, but Korean stories begin like this: "In the days when the tigers smoked pipes." In Korean mythology a bear and a tiger were taken to a

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As soon as I got into the library I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I got a whiff of the leather on all the old books, a smell that got real strong if you picked one of them up and stuck your nose

Obscuring fog descends. Covering the street. Can't see where this path ends, Or where the others meet. Full of uncertainty: In forest of despair. No lamp to lead the way, For now I will wait here. But

A mistress cruel: False hope for the most hopeless. Hapless many souls seek her finding not, prattling foolish toil for her empty pull. Mindless thralls she makes with empty promise, feasting upon their

The dry earth cracks in the desert sun No water to be found No vultures flying over head The harsh gale is the only sound Not a single cloud in the sky above For the land has become so dry Better days