Never Are Two Alike

never are two alike.

wafting to and fro with gentle breeze,
a dancing ballerina the twirling flake, 
motion with vicissitude it sings,
the vapor, the crystal performs.

in costume white appears its shape,
dendrite, needle, plates, and branches,
as stars afloat the midnight sky,
its nuclei the symmetry hexagon.

adrift in sea of air so cold,
the atmosphere burst forth like springs,
down the river of wind it flows,
the flake aglow, the moon it makes.

the perching flake atop the branch,
a tree its home a flake does nest, 
with noonday sunshine sure to come,
the snow, the flake, will be no more.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Nicole Avatar
August 3, 2020 at 6:30 PM
You are exactly right. Never are two alike. I enjoyed the picture that you have painted with your words. This is beautiful in so many amazing ways. :) Brandy
Nicole Avatar
August 3, 2020 at 6:58 PM
Wow !! You have been away for a long time. Welcome back. :)
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August 3, 2020 at 6:38 PM
Would you believe if I tell you that I hadn't been on PS for about 5 years, and tonight was the first time since? And here you are posting a sweet compliment! Thank you and I am glad that you found the words to speak to you. I will check out some of your work momentarily! :) Keep writing friend!
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January 11, 2014 at 1:59 AM
Hi Joey, Congratulations:) --- Thank you for supporting the last contest I will host for the time being. Take Care, and enjoy the fun blog, I posted honoring all winning poems.... Blog Called "Unicorn__" ---> http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_blogs/blog_detail.aspx?PoetID=18720&BlogID=18529 Take Care, <3 Always & Forever ~LINDA
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January 27, 2014 at 2:23 PM
Linda, I barely got to know you and your MIA for reasons unknown to me. We miss you already, so reconsider coming back!
Mehta Avatar
January 11, 2014 at 1:15 AM
Enjoyed the write and congratulations on the win, Joey
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January 27, 2014 at 2:22 PM
Thanks again Dr. Mehta. As I said before, you have a way of encouraging newbies like myself. It is a gift you have and I appreciate the congratulatory remarks! Best, JF.
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