Hi, I’m Avril Song
This is more than a piece of me; this is everything.
Video Diaries of My Slow, Intentional Life
YouTube: Where I post long form content on life, travels, & special events
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Big News
Big news: I’m moving: both IRL and online. As I step into a new chapter of full-time travel and writing, I’ll be sharing my thoughts, stories, and updates here. I hope to see you soon! xo, A. Song
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Wish Come True
You shot across the sky and upon you I wished, For you, Sowon, and your happiness. You look to be Three years small our bond matrilineal. Tender as you make your way Close to me, in a crawl. The soft tendrils of the carpet brush underneath us Criss-cross applesauce. The sun peers in from the…
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Myriad Martyr
A. Song About the Story: “Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar In borrowed lives,acting to have a death that means morethan the anonymity my father knewat his end, than the sea of anonymitymy mother drowned in. I play my part before you,helpless by design, I’mbiting back desire.I gaze at you, doctor–you may see a patient,but this body’s…
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Do you believe in Fate?
Colloquy of Heart & Mind Without skipping a beat, my heart says, “Yes, I do. & what about you? Mind? Do you believe in fate too?” “Do you believe love waits, that it finds a a way?” “Yes, if it’s true” says the mind That of the divine, ‘ever thine, ever mine’ When two souls…
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Fibonocci’s Daughter
1.6180339887… Fibonocci’s Daughter One turn around the sun from seedling to sprout. Two more basking in his gold rays spilled into me, his warmth. Three petals opening, gleaming in his pride. Five more to follow, perfect, in line. I nuzzled into him, mirrored his burning. Eight more, luxurious rings unfurling in his life. Thirteen, but…
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Cheolchin’s Dream
We met for the first time in a taemong. Like a goddess fractaled by the sun’s reflection on water, you reached for me into the riverbank, I shone through the shadowed water below. In your eyes, I glimmered with perfection, a reflection of you, filling your hands with promise and potential of the perfect ddal. Then, with…
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