Like swirling insects they flurry worried by the wind…

They do not so much fall as fluster,
Those delicate white shapes;
Like swirling insects they flurry
Worried by the wind.
Whey whirl and collide;
Some upwards, some down
Some sideways, some slant;
Tossed by every slightest gasp
Even those thick, heavy specks,
Clusters clinging together,
Rise light as spider’s silk
In the bitter breeze.
They hush the air,
These snowflake moths,
Stifling the laughter, the chatter, the drone,
And through their rush, the world is still
The pale sky ablaze with brilliant silence.

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  • gianne on Feb 3, 2009

    I love the personification and the way it evokes feeling.

  • Joni Keith on Feb 3, 2009

    I’ve never thought of them like that. What beautiful imagery.

  • Cara Boynton on Feb 3, 2009

    Sounds just like a snow flake would look like! Very beautiful.

  • Siti Zaida Mikaila aka SZM on Feb 4, 2009

    Is this including not real?

    I don’t understand about,”She never looks the same for more than two weeks.”

  • Emma C S on Feb 4, 2009

    Neverty, I’m not sure what you’re asking, but no there’s no such thing as a snowflake moth. This is a poem about snow.

    And the phrase “she never looks the same…” in my profile refers to my habit of changing my style and wearing entirely different style clothing and makeup on a regular basis. I’m not actually a chameleon or anything like that! haha

  • Angela de Bryan on Feb 4, 2009

    Excellent imagery! “rise light as spiders silk” is my favorite line.

  • Brian Daniel Stankich on Feb 4, 2009

    snow is so beautiful
    unique
    friendly

    Brian

  • spiritwalker on Feb 4, 2009

    You can hear the tiny little snowflakes giggle. I love it Emma!

  • tnmcetnmce on Feb 5, 2009

    this is great

  • nathan grace on Feb 16, 2009

    I love the snow. Good descriptive pievce. Thanks for comments on mine. I wrote it for who find it hard to talk about like I did for a while.

  • Sandra A Flowers on Feb 16, 2009

    love it snowflakes come down like how a moths wings flutter, beautiful imagery, i wrote something similar over winter, but is in piles of piles of cds, hehe, i like this a lot

  • Bowler on Feb 20, 2009

    Great! Very thought-provoking and nice use of adjectives.

  • eddiego65 on Feb 23, 2009

    Absolutely beautiful!

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