Snowflake Poem by William Kofoed

born within the eternal fire
pure and clean bursting free
streaking outward through endless space
going on word in endless race

chaos swirls defying forms
heat and cold by friction moved
mountain's high and valleys low
while rivers racing between them go

rock is warmed by golden light
then chilled again by dark of night
stresses struggle without resolve
till fractures grow there within

water lies so deep and cold
surface struck by bright light
moist mists above it forms
carried by the flowing breeze

carried onto distant shore
rushing over lush green trees
rising higher ever more
into the sky racing high

turning cycles of dark and light
endless flexing of solid stone
warmth of day and cold of night
constant changing without

raindrops fall so clean and pure
flowing free without a form
filling all where it does lie
till there is no room for more

tiny cracks within the stone
growing there oh so slow
connecting then at long last
flake so tiny breaks then away

lifted up by racing wind
freed from earth of rocks and soil
climbing high into the sky
flying free upon the breeze

together now they do dance
until then they embrace
and within the sky they grow
first wispy white then growing dark

in heat of sun they do fly
racing upwards into the sky
lifting air now so thin
carries them not to higher be

till so high in bitter cold
shining crystal there are formed
slowly then begin to fall
flying faster along the way

through cold mists as they fall
they do grow as a seed
crystals now in glimmering light
in cold mists it does grow

freed from clouds it does break
drifting down upon the breeze
till at last again to earth
it does lie within our gaze