Snowflakes, by Maria Schrup Peterson, 2003

As I watch the fall of these snowflakes

I see the mosaic 'Emotion'

How like humans they are

with their fretful, their frenzied motion.

How like humans they are!

When winds drive fierce and far,

they are driven to sting and tear,

to blind, to worry, to wear.

It is said each snowflake is rare

and each crafted with care,

and yet so delicate all,

they, as humans,

fall.

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