Prologue 8
Gyeongju is 12

Part 1 At the door of the heart

Poem of the Margin 14
Longing has lost its place to return to 16
Gyeongju Namsan 18
20 between fall and winter
Living is reading poetry 22
First full moon of the lunar year, 23rd
Everything will be alright 26
The azaleas are blooming at 28
Gardening is 30
Guardian of Jinti 31
Swaying Dandelion 33
Different Faces 34
Flower 36
38 Dwelling on Trivial Things
Poem of the Unnoticed Blank 40
Words Deeper Than Words 41
Time passes by and 44
People Watching 46
Namsan Mountain Spirit 47
Dosolga 49
Princess Yoseok and Monk Wonhyo 51
Connecting Things 54
55 I didn't know at the time
I wanted my life to be art 56
Property 58
Small relics of the Wolji 60

Part 2: The Time of Stone

Wish at the Tip of the Nose 64
Who asked 65
66 in the Queen's Garden
Golden Prayer 67
The Aesthetics of Acceptance 69
Turtle Missing the Sea 75
On Disappearing Things 77
Prayer engraved spot 79
100% Beauty 82
Jang Hyang-ri's Time 84
Goblin 86
Namsan Child 90
There was another smile of a thousand years 92
Oath Carved in Stone 94
Spring on a Dead Tree 96
I want to buy you a cup of coffee 100
The Wind Opens Door 102
Child Walking with His Eyes on the Ground 104
Order 106
Your Flower 108
I Know You 109
Unlit stone lantern 113

Part 3: Where the Wind Passed

New Year's Eve 114
Winter 116, like my mother
It's okay 118
The Private Lives of Plants 120
The day I miss you is 122
Morning Tea 124
Morning Evidence 126
My Mother 128
Today, May 131
You can do that 136
Poem 137: Reading to the Wind
Words not brought 138
Early morning, snow falling 139
September's Thoughts 140
Fisherman 142

Appendix: Collection of Short Essays

“Time of Margins” is the second book by author Son Young, following “My October, My Gyeongju.”

Through this book, author Son Young wanted to tell the story of Gyeongju, a lesser-known side of the city, that was not covered in “My October, My Gyeongju.”
Therefore, just like “My October, My Gyeongju,” “Time of Margins” is not a book that talks about Gyeongju’s famous tourist attractions.
I published this book because I wanted to share the emotions I felt when I saw traces of the Silla people that permeate the ruins of temples and alleyways of neighborhoods.

If you want to immerse yourself in the charm of Gyeongju, the city the author loved, turn each page of "Time in Blank Space."