Pondering a snowflake from hell

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Copperbell
Senior Member

since 2003-11-08

Posts 956

0 posted 2004-07-13 11:35 PM

One of our pip members has an unusual name - Snowflake from hell - and the whole concept of his name got my imagination running.

I hope you don't mind Snowflake.

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Black strength, intrusive, destructive,
  burning
Violent, shoves its victims into corners of anger and despair
Seeking to destroy the very spirits within them

Yet
This perfect molecule
Could not be destroyed
  Though it could be pressed into fiery steam
It could never be broken

....time spent itself...
The burning stone cracked
  And crumbled
And the strength that once intimidated
  With fire and pain

Broke

And its fire grew cold as ice

And the perfect molecule that had for so long
been pressed and forced

Condensed

  in the absence of warmth, by the miracle of nature,
it became
   a snowflake

And a wind found its way to this young spirit
plucking it from its resting place

Through oblivion it swirled and twisted, captive to the wind that found it

So long,
   it had been a prisoner
So long,
   forced into shapes it did not want to take

Once again
   it was captive
In frustration it swirled
  tattered and broken

But what it could not see
  was where the wind was going

Because in actuality
  the wind knew something
the snowflake did not

Warmer terrain lay ahead
A warmth that would melt the ice of its flesh

And the moisture that it was
  and always meant to be
Would water a parched piece of this earth

And be a valuable part
  of growing something beautiful

Susan
Member Ascendant

since 2004-03-27

Posts 5104
walking the surreal

1 posted 2004-07-14 12:31 PM

Oh my, this is wonderful, so inspiring and touching. Jeeesh, words just don't fit. The snowy one cannot help but be warmed by this.

Susan

Happiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind.

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

2 posted 2004-07-14 01:21 AM

Copperbell, this is really great. I had pondered that name, too -- hope he likes it!

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

3 posted 2004-07-14 06:51 AM

very powerfully written, grasping the readers hand leading down all that life has to give and take...and yet...inspiring each to know...to believe, to have great faith...tremendous write, thoroughly enjoyed.
I'm certain he will be amazed with joy!

Copperbell
Senior Member

since 2003-11-08

Posts 956

4 posted 2004-07-14 05:00 PM

Susan, Iliania, LeeJ: I'm glad you enjoyed what I wrote. Especially thank you for telling me that you enjoyed it.

It's an unusual name; imagining the process of escaping darkness and the journey of a snowflake was inspiring to me.

and in writing this I think that we all are like rain upon the earth, meant to be a part of bringing life to a part of it

Snowflake From Hell
Senior Member

since 2003-07-10

Posts 777
My own little Icey Oblivion

5 posted 2004-08-05 09:14 AM

wow..i wish i would have got on the computer when you wrote this...im deeply touched...i dont even know what to say just wow

Victims....aren't we all?

Copperbell
Senior Member

since 2003-11-08

Posts 956

6 posted 2004-08-05 10:22 AM

I'm glad you like it.

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