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Snow Grotesques

December 21, 2011
By Hannibal_the_Vegetarian_Cannibal SILVER, A Nice Place In, Virginia
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&quot;Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it&#039;s about learning to dance in the rain.&quot; ~Anonymous<br /> <br /> <br /> &quot;For he loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of yourself in your time of deepest sorrow.&quot; ~ Orson Scott Card

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Formed from nature’s elements
the battle of warmth and cold
heaps of white powder,
sugar grains lumped together.
Slowly eroded
by snow, rain, cars
new forms emerge
as snow grotesques.

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AdrienneMPayne SILVER said...
on Jun. 8 2012 at 11:28 am
AdrienneMPayne SILVER, Gainesville, Florida
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Wow, I love the contrasts here...  You take something simple...  The process of falling and melting snow... and you turn it into something interesting, reflective, and elegant.  That is the gift a writer.  I like this...  Alot.  Excelent.
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Mar. 12 2012 at 5:32 pm
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this is amazingly pretty!! its different from what i usually read, i like it a lot!!!
snaomi PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 21 2012 at 1:17 pm
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I really like the "battle of warmth and cold" theme - I think it would be interesting if the battle theme permeated the rest of the poem - for example, if "lumped" were a more active, violent world. I like the last line a lot. I almost want more - a longer description of the why they are so "grotesque" - nice start though :)