Stone Soup

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Snow

Snow
Is pretty
Like a lilac
Blooming.
It’s falling
Like a skydiver,
Except from clouds.
It’s melting
Like ice cream.
It’s gone
Like a sad,
Sad song.
But someday,
It will be falling from the sky.
Soon.
In winter.
It does evaporate,
After all.

Avery DiBella
Avery DiBella, 10
Salem, NH