Elusive Snowflake
You have not been forgotten!
(Write and publish a poem inspired by a snowflake.)
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You know what little snowflake,
I was thirty years old before I knew.
That you truly did exist!
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Before then I lived in a land of wet and cold
precipitation.
Only dreaming about you!
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But, alas, our destiny did meet in Missouri,
for only one winter.
And the pictures from the books
became alive!
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There you stood in mid-air suspended,
just long enough for me to see your
sharp points and angles and designs!
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You came to me so I could see.
A magnificent sight that not one else
would ever see again!
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It's only fair that I should...
never see another one of your kind
Again, either!
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In 1984, my family and I lived outside of Springfield, Missouri for a short six months. There, my children were able to experience the true seasons of fall with all its fiery golden and red colors and winter's wonders like the patterned snowflakes falling all around them, some the size of half dollars. Most of their lives had been in Louisiana, where a snowflake pattern was invisible to the naked eye.
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Shirley Belk
Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with
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Comments (8)
I can imagine seeing this for the first time, the wonder in it, you captured that feeling and wrote it down in such a lovely way
Lovely poem. 😊👍 ❄️ We don’t really get snowflakes here. From memory only time I’d seen these was when I was in the states briefly.
Aw Shirley, I loved the whimsy to this x So lovely 🤍 I've always lived in 'four seasoned' places so I can't much imagine any different!
So many miracles in life, I was surprised to see the first snowflake was actuallt that shape. Life is filled with mathematics, shapes and sounds. Truly magical story.
Fantastic!!! Love it!!!💞💕💗💖👍
I've never experienced snow before. As a child I always wanted to but now I don't anymore because I cannot stand the cold, lol. But it would be such a magical experience to see a snowflake! Loved your poem!
I loved this SO much. This is one of the moments that was just for you. I’ve never seen a snowflake before 🥹
Born in January in New England I have seen more than my share of snow. We even got snow, or what they called snow when I lived in Ft. Worth. It's only since I've lived in Florida that my life has been free of the nasty stuff. Good story!