A Snowman's Swan Song

From the distance you spot my existence,

I am symbol of playful innocence.

Darkness can’t hide my joyful presence,

in this snowy landscape.

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Without these white snowflakes,

shaped in elegant icy crystals,

falling in a ballet of wintery delight,

from the cold midnight sky,

I would be nonexistent.

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For I am made of

millions and billions and trillions

of those delicate whispering snowflakes,

like you are made of

millions and billions and trillions

of cells and atoms.

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Echo’s of laughter and cherished tales

is my legacy hereafter.

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And yet……..

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There is a threat that shrouds

the chilly air.

One that will not

let us coexist.

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A match strike on

Earth’s protective

embryonic sac,

scorching the fragile layer

will keep me from being

that symbol of playful innocence

for your offspring.

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Take a good look at me now,

imprint me in your mind

my winter blanket

grows tattered and battered.

A questionable future,

for me,

which doesn’t look too bright.

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Gone will be this snowy landscape,

with big fat snowflakes

falling from a starry night.

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From the distance you once could spot my existence

I Was a symbol of playful innocence.

Gone are the echoes of laughter and cherished tales.

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Darkness will be all that is there,

For I am a victim of sunlit wounds.

My once jolly presence will be

just a puddle of earth’s cries and children's anguish moods.