Ma-roo

Ma-roo is mom’s open theater ‘n gallery.
My sister’s playhouse stage.
My classroom.

Mom sits on a dot-ja-ri
on the shiny old wooden floor
folding summer clothing and puts them in the basket.
Mom restored broken basket with han-ji  last week.

My sister changes a diaper for her doll
like mom does for her baby brother.

Wrapped in po-dae-gi baby brother
adds weight for me for stepping on the laundry.
Mom is free from him
shows me how to do everything.

Under the twoit-ma-roo
Do-ri is playing with my shoes.
Soon winter will arrive
Sliding doors back on their track
ma-roo  become a storage room
Mom stores lots of things
in and under her furniture.