1998년 ≪아동문예≫ 신인상에, 1999년 ≪동아일보≫ 신춘문예에 당선하고, 오늘의 동시문학상, 영남아동문학상, 부산아동문학상, 우리나라좋은동시문학상, 한국안데르센문학상 등을 받은 시인 정갑숙의 대표작 선집입니다. 이 책에는 ＜셋방살이＞, ＜나무와 새＞ 등 시인이 가려 뽑은 대표 동시 100여 편이 수록되어 있습니다.
시인의 말 ·····················xv
1부 묻힌 것들 속에
돌 ·························3
천전리 계곡에서 ··················4
우주의 소리 ····················6
묻힌 것들 속에 ···················8
백제의 얼굴 ····················9
탑이 된 모난 돌 ··················11
아비지의 탑 ····················13
말하는 돌 ·····················15
흐느끼는 탑 ····················17
아름드리 산벚나무 ·················18
바닷가 무궁화 ···················19
웃는?나무? ····················20
하느님의 지우개 ··················21
플라스틱 용기인 ··················23
2부 오지 않는 봄
개미의 휴가 ····················27
맨발 청소부 ····················28
오지 않는 봄 ···················29
밤에 우는 소 ···················31
이사 간 주민들 ··················32
문 열어 주세요! ··················33
솔밭 철거민 ····················34
고라니의 미로 퍼즐 ················35
나무 심는 다람쥐 ·················37
새들의 체중계 ···················38
산새의 식탁 ····················39
별 보기 ······················40
옛날 짝꿍 ·····················41
붕대 감는 산 ···················43
거꾸로 도는 시계 ·················44
시계가 없는 나라 ·················45
3부 모자 벗기는 바람
‘하늘’이라는 문 ··················49
노을 ·······················50
무지개 ······················51
밤 ························52
모자 벗기는 바람 ·················53
그릇 씻기 ·····················54
도랑물이 ·····················55
밀물과 썰물 ····················56
바다 ·······················58
파도 ·······················59
물의 셈하기 ····················60
해님의 선물 ····················61
겨울 들판 ·····················62
뿌리와 흙 ·····················63
씨앗의 비밀 ····················64
4부 고향 가는 미역
꽃 ························67
풀의 별명 ·····················68
자연 학교 ·····················69
꽃과 풀 ······················70
셋방살이 ·····················71
봄까치꽃 ·····················72
감자꽃 ······················73
반비례 ······················74
풀꽃 입학식 ····················75
아래를 보는 이유 ·················76
고향 가는 미역 ··················77
내 고향은 초록 바다 ················79
5부 부자가 된 은행나무
담쟁이의 편지 ···················83
나무의 새 이름 ··················85
솔씨 하나 ·····················86
바닷가 소나무 ···················87
부자가 된 은행나무 ················88
작은 나무 큰 열매 ·················90
바람 부는 날 ···················91
젖을수록 ·····················92
자연 인터넷 ····················93
나무와 새 ·····················94
돌담과 담쟁이 ···················96
피라칸타 꿀가게 ··················97
사철나무 밥상 ···················99
6부 특수 열쇠
의자의 버릇 ···················103
헌 집이 ·····················105
외등 ·······················106
석탑과 부처 ···················107
특수 열쇠 ····················109
열어 두어 ····················110
깊이와 넓이 ···················111
지붕과 기둥 ···················112
모조 탑에게 ···················113
연필에게 ·····················114
샤프심 ······················115
자판기 ······················116
빨랫대와 어머니 ·················117
마음이 타는 기차 ·················119
7부 보이지 않아도
들꽃 ·······················123
새 친구 ·····················124
마음의 무게 ···················125
바람막이 ·····················126
참 이상해 ····················127
놀기 과외 ····················128
등짐의 무게 ···················129
보이지 않아도 ··················130
종이배와?물살 ··················131
가을날 시 줍기 ··················132
충전소를 찾습니다 ················134
말을 저축하는 은행 ················135
전화기와 비밀통신 ················136
대청소 ······················137
밤밭의 숨바꼭질 ·················138
이민 오는 아기 ··················139
정갑숙은 ·····················141
지은이 연보 ···················149
