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Let it hail

By: Ruby Moran


Hail is not a soft snowflake

It doesn't have a pretty

Or unique

Or admirable

Design


Nobody makes snow angels in piles of hail

Nobody makes snowmen out of hail

Nobody has lighthearted snowball fights with hail


Hail is violent

Hail is dangerous

Hail may hurt on impact

It is not a tickly little flake

It does not fall delicately onto the ground

It does not excite small children

And nobody sings of the glories of hail

Hail and snowflakes are both ice crystals


Crystals


A word that strikes an image so beautiful


And pointy

And dangerous

And magical


Snow crystals, a heart shared by both hail and snowflakes

A heart that shares its snow-white beauty

A heart that shares its icy pain

Hail comes in different sizes

As snowflakes come in different shapes

Hail does not always hurt


And snowflakes are not always a sight of beauty

Let it snow, let it hail, let it snow

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