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Twin Snowflakes

A slow descent of lovers in white,
drifting along the quiet current.
A pair of travelers, strangers to the dark,
Jack Frost isn’t too kind to wanderers.

As dusk claims the sky, a storm makes haste.
Desperately holding on to each other,
their crystals begin to change.
They can’t remain as they are.

The violent storm, an orchestra of stars.
Black clouds in a sky of crystals,
hail bulldozing through dusk,
The rise of winter has just begun.

Mercilessly dragged away from each other,
the two get tossed by raging winds.
Alone, they travel across separate skies
slowly forgetting each other's faces.

When the snow melts, there he lay awake,
the last one of his kind, enduring Mother Nature.
As the crystal begins to decay and deform,
a ripple spreads through the puddle of memories.

He began to rise, higher and higher into the black sky.
Changing into his former glory, a snowflake once more.
Drifting alone in darkness,
for no two can be alike.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Brul Avatar
June 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This is so magical! I love the last two lines. It speaks volumes to me. ^___^
Godwin Avatar
June 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I inhaled the imagery throughout and absolutely loved how you ended the darkness with what, to me, was sarcasm. I'm not sure I've done dark (unless murdering someone in a poem counts), but I do, do sarcasm. I can tell you have an active imagination that plays out in your head to feed your pen. AND it's fulfilling. 5th stanza, last line, I think spread wants an 's.' ENJOYED
Pina Avatar
June 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Thanks you!
Dietrich Avatar
June 3, 2026 at 12:55 AM
This is so good, Seth. Great use of personification. Congrats on your win
Pina Avatar
June 3, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Thanks Andrea! You’re too kind.
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