Charlotte Ballard Poems

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141.
Katy Begs

As I ran a knuckle across
My pappa’s unshaved chin
Dark, peppery, rasping
Out a praise, dim and faint
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142.
Desire

Tears, alone-
Unplanted,
Like a tulip bulb
Left over
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143.
Fragrance

I wrap the essences of you
Around me
Like a silken golden shawl,
Breathing deep of the
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144.
Dandelion Words

Billy brings me a dandelion, today,
Gone all wispy soft.
He grins with his little boy face-
Dirt necklaces dance up and down
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145.
Party Interrupted

Urgent,
Sleep,
Gift given-
None taken-
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146.
Silent Vigil

Young woman sits by a bedside
Hidden deep in a hospital's bowel.
A body, torn, ruptured, cut, and sewn
Rumples the covers as plastic string decorates
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147.
New Year Memorial

Just up
New Year’s Day
Isn’t it?
I can’t remember
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148.
A Challenge

An easy one,
This,
A challenge
Given over
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149.
The Child In Me

The child in me
Wonders if I’ll
Keep my promise
Given to her, through
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150.
Monkey In A Tree

The branches of
An unnamed tree
Twist black against
A gray teal sky.
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