Charles Leggett, Author at The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org Literary Arts Journal Tue, 06 Jun 2023 22:05:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/hyacinthreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-Hyacinth-H-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Charles Leggett, Author at The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org 32 32 199531397 Doljabee https://hyacinthreview.org/charles-leggett-doljabee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=charles-leggett-doljabee Fri, 06 Oct 2023 03:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=4950 ritual highlight of the Dol, traditional Korean celebration of a child’s first birthday You’ve traveled with us once around the sun And now the table’s full with food – and fate. What will it be? The time to choose has come. A clock’s hands cut like knives – just like the one Within your reach.…

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