This poem is taken from Stand 248, 23(4) December 2025 - February 2026.
Snowflake
Look back down the long road covered in virgin snow
stretching out like a bride’s discarded veil. See a twig
of a girl wearing the sky, tattered weight dragging
her down. Head tilted back she sniffs in the warm air.
Far away ice is thawing, calving into something new.
...
stretching out like a bride’s discarded veil. See a twig
of a girl wearing the sky, tattered weight dragging
her down. Head tilted back she sniffs in the warm air.
Far away ice is thawing, calving into something new.
...
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