I am a snowflake, or so they often say,
falling with others, lost in the blind drift
and thinking myself special in my own way
as we all melt together with the seasonal shift.
They mock me as if a bleeding heart
does not give life in every Spring,
the snowmelt fueling the auspicious start
of leaves, flowers, and fruits—everything.
Rivers running through deserts of despair
are fed by snowcaps from great mountains
whose higher grounds foster life with care
so children may play in prosperity’s fountains.
It is better, therefore, to be a snowflake
who, in weeping and bleeding, slakes the earth,
than an icy fang whose unfeeling stake
bites at others for its own cold-comfort mirth.
For what is the tundra but a desert
of hard, hateful ice where nothing grows?
What are cynics but those pleased to hurt
others from whom hope always flows?
Stephen Marshall. Writer, illustrator, layabout. Find him on Amazon, maybe. He has paperback and kindle books listed there. He also writes Supernatural Romance under the name S.C. Foster (because his fiancee pushed him to do so). He seems to have a knack for the Romance genre, much to his chagrin. Having pursued Children's literature he is particularly proud of his Children's novel series "Lost And Found", which begins with "Chloe Among The Clover", continues recently with "Stormy Within The Strawberry Patch" and may, in some future potentiality, culminate with "Candice Through The Picket Fence". These are novels for children (including his insistent nephew), but they are also written for adults who are children at heart. His short story collection, "The Eldritch Diaries", centers primarily upon Cosmic Horror and Body Horror, combining Lovecraft's mythos with the motifs of Sigmund Freud. His largest poetry collection, "Broken Crown Kings", contains over two hundred poems and two short novellas concerning the fleeting nature of the world and Man's place within it. Recently he has published a smaller book of poetry concerning Kentucky, Moonshine, and Ghosts called "Moonshine And Spirit Chasers". A much larger collection, entitled '"Nevermore" 99 Rhymes For $0.99' is also available. For those seeking supernatural and folklore, his collection "Weeping Cherry" is available also.
https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Marshall/e/B07536QKD9?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_fkmrnull_1&qid=1554215427&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
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