Open Your Eyes to a New Day - Poem

Lightly, nimbly, let's forget

The sad dream we dreamt in the night

Like the darkness that fades in the morning rays

Let's forget…

And then let’s open our eyes

To the morning light

Let the rain fall on our skin

And wash our souls within

Let’s awaken anew

With purpose and strength

Let’s open eyes

To a new day

A friend posted the first part and it inspired my reply. I later learnt that this first part was part of a Korean song from the late 1970s. The part in green is entirely my own.

The original is in Korean, so I'm guessing "Lightly, nimbly, let's forget/The sad dream we dreamt in the night/Like the darkness that fades in the morning rays/Let's forget…" is a translation. But here's the song via YouTube: Song Çang Şig- Unutalım

Special thanks to my friend Sara Ahmed for bringing these words and this song to my attention. Thank you for the inspiration :)