Ballerina
all I want for Christmas
brand new outdoor rink
spotlights town square
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rounds of new diamond lights
slice through the moon’s old hat
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shoppers scurry this way and that
exchanging trinkets for paper
or plastic
drinking complimentary hot chocolates
thumbing their cells
stalling for bathrooms
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for her
I rent skates
for all the arms and legs
I can borrow
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to see my baby
carve
perfect
tiny circles
graceful ballerina
head and hair pulled back
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my heart leaps
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she lands
smooth, making a splash
playing to parents and
teaching kids how it’s done
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pulling her arms in close and tight
spinning round and round
dizzy with glee
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finishing with a flourish
a thousand pairs of hands erupt,
a brilliant timpani
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and she is at it again
chasing snowflakes
tongue out, eyes closed
writing a new letter
in ice and snow
to her favorite patron
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“All I want for Christmas…”
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Copyright © 04/08/2024 by Christy Munson. All rights reserved.
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