“초록빛/ 바닷물에/ 두 손을 담그면”으로 시작하는 ＜초록 바다＞의 시인 박경종의 대표작 선집입니다. 그는 평생 고향을 가슴에 담고 살며 망향의 시를 썼습니다. 이 책에는 ＜초록 바다＞, ＜푸르다＞ 등 그의 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있습니다.

1부 초록 바다

노마 ························3
딱다구리와 다람쥐 ·················5
봄 오는 날 ·····················7
샘물 ························9
손님이 오면 ····················11
아버지 배 ·····················13
알밤 ·······················15
조개 ·······················17
초록 바다 ·····················19
파란 손 ······················21
풀피리 불며 ····················23
햇빛 쨍쨍 따슨 날에 ················25

2부 고요한 한낮

고양이 ······················29
고요한 한낮 ····················30
푸르다 ······················31
돌이 ·······················33
부엉이 ······················35
아버지 ······················37
앵두 ·······················39
엄마 아빠 ·····················41
은행나무 ·····················42
화전놀이 ·····················44

3부 조그마한 호수

나귀방아 ·····················49
닮았대요 ·····················51
돌바위 형제 ····················53
마지막 뻐스 ····················55
소라 ·······················57
송아지 ······················59
아기 새 ······················61
조그만한 호수 ···················63
종소리 ······················65
홍시 ·······················67

4부 우리 모두 나비 되어

무지개 ······················71
바닷가에서 ····················73
비를 들고 ·····················75
비야 비야 ·····················77
삼짇날 ······················79
어머님 손 ·····················81
꼬꼬놀이 ·····················83
왜가리 ······················84
입학 날 ······················85

5부 엄마하고 나하고

꽃 장수 아줌마 ··················89
노마 ·······················91
두 눈 꼭 감고 ···················93
마을 이발사 ····················95
말은 몰라도 ····················97
엄마하고 나하고 5 ·················99
젖소 ·······················101
쥐취 ·······················103
황소 ·······················105

6부 억새꽃 웃음

나비야! ·····················109
방울새 ······················111
뻔디기 ······················113
실바람이 살랑살랑 ················115
아기 물새 ····················117
억새꽃 웃음 ···················119
풀잎 ·······················121
할미꽃 ······················123

7부 병아리 모이

겨울나무 ·····················127
따스한 엄마 손 ··················129
물방울 ······················131
밭두렁에서 ····················133
병아리 모이 ···················135
엄마 소 ·····················137
잠꾸러기 ·····················139
전봇대 ······················141
제비 ·······················143
줄다리기 ·····················145

8부 팔지 않는 기차표

게 ························149
느티나무 ·····················151
담 ························153
산새 집 ·····················155
여스님 ······················157
이걸 어쩌나 ···················159
팔지 않는 기차표 ·················161
풀꽃 ·······················163
하얀 집 두 채 ···················165
할머님 ······················167

9부 철새들도 돌아가는데

가로등 ······················171
노자돈 ······················173
놀랜 미류나무 ··················175
바닷가에서 ····················177
봄비 ·······················179
산나리꽃 ·····················181
성당 뜰 안에서 ··················183
참새 ·······················185
철새들도 돌아가는데 ···············187
호수 ·······················189

10부 느티나무가 선 마을

기동이 엄마 ···················193
두 눈을 감고도 ··················195
발자국 소리 ···················197
보슬비를 맞으면서 ················199
산사에서 ·····················201
산사의 밤 ····················203
아버지 손 ····················205
엄마 없는 밤 ···················207
절간에서 ·····················209
홍시 ·······················211

박경종은 ·····················213
지은이 연보 ···················220
엮은이 전병호는 ·················223