KEIKO KOMA net

26 Jan. 2011

Romance at a royal court

I was very touched by the romantic music of the Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered concert held in Kanazawa. My soul trembled at the music and poem entitled “Romance at a royal court” that I had eventually created at Thessalonika Greece just several days before the death of my mother. I had been very sad, suffered from heart pains, was almost screaming for some unknown reason, and spent all day long by myself looking at the Aegean sea, which was soon clarified, to my great despair. Wishing to get rid of pains, unconsciously I took a pen and wrote down sentences starting from “Romance at a royal court”,that automatically came up from within my life. I anticipated that they would tell me the cause of my pains and what I had had within myself and I could not resist shedding tears till I finished writing them. I wondered what would be the final decision made by the princess. Like this the poem was created. She taught me the way that would fulfill her heart for her lover and at the same time realize the glory of Koguryo’s dynasty. Her decision made me realize living in an eternal world. Owing to her I could live on. Therefore this poem was not an imaginary story but a real one of soul that has been inherited within my life throughout a long history. The sadness of history was transformed to love when I had fully accepted its deep meaning. My life became wide open and I was determined to live an eternal life so that humankind in the future would live on. The beautiful human spirituality of Koguryo’s people and its fresh wind and aroma of spring was essential to this, as one could clearly see in the wall paintings of ancient Koguryo in the gorgeous photo book that I have received as a gift commemorating the 10 the anniversary of the Legends of Koguryo Rediscovered concert. Now I knew what I should to do next and I was extremely grateful to the fresh breeze blowing within my life and paving a way for realizing my vision.