[Critique Group 2] 35-line poem for January 27 critique session

[Alice Massa]

Chilly Greetings from the Frozen Tundra!


Dear Group 2 writer friends,


     Please find below and attached my new 35-line poem of 171 words.  
The poem had been whirling in my head for about ten days; I finally 
wrote it down on Tuesday.  The poem contains three stanzas, and I am 
uncertain if I will keep the third stanza as it currently is drafted.


Stay warm and well!

Alice


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*In a Snowflake*

poem by Alice Jane-Marie Massa

In a snowflake,

I have sent you a prayer.

So, when next you feel a snowflake land upon your face,

Cold and unsmiling from the frigid air,

Remember that that snowflake may just be the one

That has within its heavenly design

The prayer for you to shine

in Mother Nature’s sun.

In a snowflake,

I have sent you a poem.

So, when next you feel a snowflake land upon your ungloved hand,

Stiff from the winter’s chill,

Remember that snowflake may just be the one

For you to catch and find within its crystalized artistry

The warming, embracing little verse from me.

In a snowflake,

I have sent you a piece of my heart.

However, on this winter’s night,

The wind has blown it back to me.

I could feel sad, forlorn, or confused--

But what I feel, at last, is free--

Frozen to this spot in time--

But, Lord, dear Lord, your precious snowflake

Whispered, whispered “freedom”

to patient, solitary me.

Number of words:171

Number of poetic lines: 35

January 18, 2022, Tuesday, for Group 2 Critique Session on January 27, 
2022, Thursday
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