Piker Press โ€” Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

The Magic of Snowflakes and Diamonds

"...toward the magic of the snow..."

I take a rather slow

move

toward the magic of the snow



My fascination -

the frozen and crystalline state

of water that falls as precipitation



Having no clear idea of a crystal

or crystalline solid

or the process of

          crystal growth or crystallization

or solidification



However-

clearly craving for a sight

         of crystal twins! those that are often

symmetrically intergrown

          they just grow on me



l marvel at common crystals like

snowflakes

diamonds

          and table salt
It would be cool if l went more into
a world inside the flake
a new world
a place that is essentially
warmer than we imagine

Oh what magic!







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1 Reader Comment
Diane Anonymous
06/04/2016
05:25:22 PM
I do like the last verse. I think that your poem is better performed than read.
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