While I was living in a rented home
my Mom came to stay with me
and asked for a rented home for her.
I searched around a room for her,
but not a single room was found
for an old woman//her age.
But one day when I opened
my door-pocket, a flyer was in there.
It was for a sale of an old apartment nearby.
I went to look at it and decided
to purchase it right away,
a property not suitable for
comfortable living as it was.
For its renovation, I allotted my fund
for my dream: apartment in Paris.
It was in May that I found it,
and it was in August when
the renovation was finished.
I called my Mom to come
and see the new flat.
It was August 15 when she came,
the Feast of the Assumption.
I still remember her face,
full of joy and amazement!
The flat now I am living in
is a gift from God,
knowing that a flat in Paris
would be of no use now…
(February 15, 2024)