개정판 서문 ···························· 4
초판 추천사 ···························· 6
001―이름 없는 나날들 ······················ 15
002―마당 있는 집 ························ 16
003―동화라구요? ························ 17
004―정원사의 영혼 ······················· 18
005―꽃밥 ··························· 19
006―막걸리 속의 꽃잎 ······················ 20
007―가네쉬의 코끼리 머리 ···················· 21
008―작은 사람 ························· 22
009―늙은 학생 ························· 24
010―입맛 ··························· 26
011―썩어가는 쇠고기, 찢긴 인형 ·················· 27
012―대구 촌놈, 코스모폴리탄 ··················· 28
013―노란 잠수함 ························ 30
014―아픈가, 우리는?······················· 31
015―오래된 허기 ························ 32
첫번째 편지 : 베트남 요리책―이문재 시인에게 ··············· 33
016―시커먼 내 속 ························ 43
017―노새 이야기 ························ 44
018―증기 기관을 와트의 아버지가 아니라 와트가 발명한 까닭······ 46
019―묘비 없는 묘비명 ······················ 47
020―내 속의 또다른 나 ······················ 48
021―살아 있는 도서관 ······················ 50
022―이건 죽고 사는 문젠데 ···················· 51
023―가소로운 욕심 ······················· 52
024―베를린 시장 ························ 54
025―누구도 아님의 장미 ····················· 55
026―소녀 전사 ························· 56
027―종교의 중립성 ······················· 57
028―점심 비빔밥 ························ 58
029―별들은 ·························· 59
030―어두움, 사무침 ······················· 60
두번째 편지 : 수메르어를 배우는 시간―차창룡 시인에게 ··········· 61
031―비단집 ·························· 70
032―곰이 또 실수를 했나?····················· 71
033―처음 본 죽음 ························ 72
034―내가 날씨에 따라서 변하는 사람 같냐구요?············ 74
035―마음속의 등불 ······················· 76
036―축제 ··························· 77
037―단풍 ··························· 78
038―지구는 둥글다 ······················· 79
039―냉전 시대, 복제 인간····················· 80
040―욕지기 ·························· 82
041―날틀 ··························· 83
042―우리 모두는 ························ 84
043―북경오리 만드는 법 ····················· 85
044―살아가는 조건을 밝히는 숫자 ················· 86
045―간 먹는 계모 ························ 88
세번째 편지 : 발굴을 하면서 빛에 대하여 생각하기―김지하 선생님께 ······ 89
046―가족계획 실천 마을 ····················· 99
047―품종 개량························· 100
048―평화주의자 ························ 101
049―새장 ··························· 102
050―오스턴 ·························· 104
051―상처의 어두움 ······················· 106
052―불안한 날························· 107
053―모든 것의 시작을 좇는 자 ·················· 108
054―예쁜 뒤꼭지 ························ 109
055―진흙 개·························· 110
056―어이, 탑골이야······················· 112
057―잡초를 위하여 ······················· 114
058―호박잎 바나나잎 ······················ 116
059―울고 있는 마리아······················ 117
060―엘람인들의 비둘기국 ···················· 118
네번째 편지 : 종 모양의 토기, 그리고 과거를 바라보기, 아니 지나간 시간을
소처럼 우물거리기, 벗들을 그리워하기―주인석 벗에게·········· 119
061―하늘길, 지상길······················· 127
062―거품의 눈물