It flutters as it slowly falls

in it's own unique pattern

for a moment it is suspended---

in stillness

then it continues it's way to the ground

joining all the other snowflakes

that have gone before it,

so quiet

melting into and becoming one with

the rest of the pristine snow

glistening like diamonds in the glow

of a streetlight.------------

It's like a parody of human life

With our matchless DNA

all slowly fluttering toward an end

like those who went the same way

becoming a blend

in the earthly grave

now ashes

joining with the rest of the dirt

in the ground

that the sun beats down upon.

{only our bodies;}

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