<p> <span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:22px;"><b><span style="color:#0000ff;">손</span></b></span>잡고 처음으로 함께 걷자고 했던 </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   첫 만남의 내 손길을</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">단칼에 뿌리치던 그 기억도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   그 나이에 집도 한 채 없이 뭐 했냐고 </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   비난인지 원망인지</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">큰 상처로 남았던 그 기억도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   수빈이를 꾸중하는 나에게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, '</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">니 까짓게 뭔데</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">' </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">하고</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   나를 모질게 쏘아붙이던 그 기억도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">   8</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">년이란 세월 속에 녹아 점점 더 흐릿해지는 것만 같습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">   8</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">년 전 사진 속에서 참 아름다웠던 당신의 모습도</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">   8</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">년 전 사진 속의 개구쟁이 현서와 수빈이의 모습도</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   어느덧 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">8</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">년이란 시간이 지나니 참으로 많이 바뀌었습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   지금은 더 우아하고 중후해진 당신의 모습과 </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   벌써 청년과 숙녀가 되어버린 듯</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">어느새 훌쩍 커버린 </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   현서와 수빈이의 의젓해진 모습도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">매일 보고 있으면서도</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   엊그제와 같이 생생했던 과거의 기억을</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">한 손에 거머쥔 채로 </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   순식간에 흘러버린</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">현재와의 시차에 아직 적응하지 못한 듯</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   한 편의 장편 영화를 보고 있는 듯</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">돌이켜 생각할수록</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">,</span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;"><b><span style="font-size:22px;color:#0000ff;">경</span></b>이롭기만 한 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">8</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">년의 세월 동안</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">저와 늘 함께한 당신에게 </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   다시 한번 두 손을 모아 존경과 감사를 올립니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   그동안의 많은 난관과 그동안의 많은 애증과</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   그동안의 많은 갈등과 그동안의 많은 다툼 속에서도</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   더 많은 인내와 더 많은 배려와 더 많은 사랑으로</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   항상 저와 함께하여 준 당신에게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   앞으로도 저와 늘 함께할 당신에게 하고 싶었던 말</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">...</span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   늘 고마워</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">늘 미안해</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">앞으로 더 많이 사랑할게</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">!!</span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-size:22px;"><b><span style="color:#0000ff;">애</span></b></span>교라고는 눈곱만큼도 없는</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">다정다감과는 담을 쌓고 사는</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   전형적인 경상도식 남편과</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">중</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">2</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">병 사춘기의 두 아이를 둔 </span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   반항과 변덕이 일상인 무한 반복의 굴레들과</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   그동안의 힘겨웠던 긴 시간 속에서도</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">늘 당신은</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">,</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   한 차원 높은 짜증과 잔소리로</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">때로는 협박 아닌 협박으로</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   결국에는 우리 가정의 화목을 기필코야 회복하고 말았습니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">   '</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">이 또한 다 지나가리라</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">'</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">라는 옛 현자의 가르침을</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   놀랍도록 온몸으로 실천하고 계셨던</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">... </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">당신만의</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   한 차원 높은 가르침을 다시금 저의 온몸에 아로새기며</span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   다가오는 음력 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">3</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">월 </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">12</span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">일</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">당신의</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   오십 주년 생일을 맞이하여</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">, </span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">당신만을 위한 사모곡을</span> </p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   저의 부족한 손재주로 시 한 수 지어 올립니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">. </span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;"></span><span style="font-family:'굴림체';font-size:12pt;">   다만 문득문득 늘어가는 당신의 주름에 한 없이 마음이 아려 옵니다</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">.</span> </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;"> </p><p></p> <p> </p><div class="hwp_editor_board_content"></div> <p> <span lang="en-us" style="font-family:'굴림체';letter-spacing:0pt;font-size:12pt;">   2024. 04. 19</span> </p>