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A Special Gift

February 6, 2024
By Ldongarra SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
Ldongarra SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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On the field, down I tumble.

      I hear a pop, it’s my knee.

“Surgery,” the doctor said,

      “A while – before you play again.”

It’s Tuesday, my mom’s birthday.

      In the hospital, “Happy Birthday.”


The author's comments:

This is written in a Korean poetic form called Sijo.


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