Peggy Hammond, Author at The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org Literary Arts Journal Wed, 28 Dec 2022 15:35:19 +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 Peggy Hammond, Author at The Hyacinth Review https://hyacinthreview.org 32 32 199531397 First Light https://hyacinthreview.org/peggy-hammond-first-light/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peggy-hammond-first-light Sat, 04 Jun 2022 03:00:00 +0000 https://hyacinthreview.org/?p=2642 Through pines, patch of bright white yields to apricot, surrenders to serene cerulean as morning tumbles from beneath the cover of night.

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