The beauty of snowflakes
Snowflakes they say, generically
meaning no compliment, sneering
so not beautiful, like feathers swan fluffed and fell
not gorgeous as starlight, sugar-sweet shine
a million million patterns, each unique design
but something damp and feeble
not enduring, gone in a moment, come the sun
no backbone no grit, tenacity- clearly none.
And thus dismissed a generation born as the century changed
one to specify, come trailing clouds of glory
heaven-sent
a child to bring a smile, her family’s delight
and like her friends she learned of causes
early made aware, ignorance not possible
when all the world’s on line.
Now see them take a stand, object, reject
take step by step, some setbacks
demons faced and fought.
Clear and strong, Millennials’ song
persisting insisting not feeble nor frail
the beauty of snowflakes whirled in a storm
hurl of the wind or the wolf in the cold.
In the sound of their singing hear their story unfold.
July 13th 2020 Hounoux, for Lily with love
Snowflakes they say, generically
meaning no compliment, sneering
so not beautiful, like feathers swan fluffed and fell
not gorgeous as starlight, sugar-sweet shine
a million million patterns, each unique design
but something damp and feeble
not enduring, gone in a moment, come the sun
no backbone no grit, tenacity- clearly none.
And thus dismissed a generation born as the century changed
one to specify, come trailing clouds of glory
heaven-sent
a child to bring a smile, her family’s delight
and like her friends she learned of causes
early made aware, ignorance not possible
when all the world’s on line.
Now see them take a stand, object, reject
take step by step, some setbacks
demons faced and fought.
Clear and strong, Millennials’ song
persisting insisting not feeble nor frail
the beauty of snowflakes whirled in a storm
hurl of the wind or the wolf in the cold.
In the sound of their singing hear their story unfold.
July 13th 2020 Hounoux, for Lily with love
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