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The Snowflake

From the coldest, blackest sky
I came ... without any warning,
So tiny, so intricate am I ...
There will be more by morning 

Don't know where I will land
Don't know what town it will be,
Don't know who I will meet
Will they want to see me

When they wake bright and early
And notice from out their window,
A fresh coating of soft white
... A new season's first snow

But a short time, and we do melt
Away in three months' flurry,
A long time by some is felt
As for me ... why should I hurry

Tonight, I am slowly falling 
Don't know where I will land,
Will I last the entire winter
Or disappear in one's hand?

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025




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Date: 1/25/2025 9:42:00 PM
Love the personification of a ---- snowflake! Great write. ~ Gershon
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Date: 1/22/2025 12:24:00 PM
What a lovely write/story you have here. Great Ending... Enjoy your day writing away..................
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Date: 1/11/2025 9:11:00 AM
I really like this snowflake poem!
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Date: 1/5/2025 9:51:00 PM
This is really cute. No snow here yet, so we may not see the little tyke.
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Date: 1/4/2025 12:25:00 AM
Personified in great form. This was fun to read, silly smooth. Thanks for sharing.
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Date: 1/2/2025 8:24:00 AM
- Beautiful to look at... it's been snowing here all day, Kelly :) - Lovely poem :) - Happy New Year :) - hugs
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Date: 1/2/2025 8:24:00 AM
so nice, snow flakes are not predictable, nicely done happy new year
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Date: 1/2/2025 8:00:00 AM
when I can dear poet, i'll open the poets avatar and gaze into theirn pupils...I see you; the "Snowflake", no doubt, bouncing off matter(mates) still froze in your think, where your land iz, for your perfect melt...Happy New Year(New Yearz) much love
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