Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds.There is a widely held belief that no two snowflakes are alike.




Snowflakes are little crystalline jewels, tiny flowering stars, fit to be worn by a queen.
Hans Christian Andersen was inspired by the little star shaped snowflakes to write his story, "The Snow Queen."

...The flake of snow grew larger and larger; and at last it was like a young lady, dressed in the finest white gauze, made of a million little flakes like stars. She was so beautiful and delicate, but she was of ice, of dazzling, sparkling ice; yet she lived; her eyes gazed fixedly, like two stars;

Hans Christian Andersen
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Artist Adrienne Segur
The Snow Queen

Snow Towards Evening

Suddenly the sky turnded gray,
The day,
Which had been bitter and chill,
Grew soft and stil.
Quietly
From some invisible blossoming tree
Millions of petals cool and white
Drifted and blew
Lifted and flew,
Fell with the falling night.

Melville Cane

Snowflakes

(to the tune of "twinkle, twinkle little star")

Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down,
On the trees and on the ground.
I will build a man of snow,
Tall black hat and eyes of coal,
If the sun comes out today,
I will watch you melt away!

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems7.html

Snowflake

I'm a little snowflake white and round
I don't make a sound as I fall to the ground
When you look out your window you will shout
I'm putting on my mittens and going out.

Stephanie Shearer

Whenever a snowflake leaves the sky, it turns and turns to say Good-by!

Alexander Selkirk

SNOWFLAKES.

Snowflakes spill from heaven's hand
Lovely and chaste like smooth white sand.
A veil of wonder laced in light
Falling Gently on a winters night.

Graceful beauty raining down
Giving magic to the lifeless ground.
Each snowflake like a falling star
Smiling beauty that's spun afar.

Till earth is dressed in a robe of white
Unspoken poem the hush of night.

~~By Linda A. Copp.~~

A WINTER'S DAY.

See the falling snowflakes
drifting by the pane,
Winging glasslike angels
falling just like rain.
The air is crisp and stirring,
the freshly fallen snow.
And the warmth I'm feeling inside,
sets my eyes aglow.
This winter's day has come before
and will come again.
It finds it's way to Earth
every now and then.

~~By Linda A. Copp.~~

The Joy of the Snowflake

If I were a snowflake,
Drifting freely in the sky,
I'd make sure of my direction-
To fly, and fly, and fly-
There is a direction for me on earth.

I won't go to the lonely sequestered vale,
I won't go to the foothill so quiet and cool,
Nor shall I loiter sadly in a deserted street-
I'll just fly, and fly, and fly-
You see, I have my direction.

Gracefully I shall dance in the sky
Until I've spotted that pleasant place,
Until she comes out to see the garden-
I'll fly, and fly, and fly-
Ah, there is a subtle scent of the plum blossom on her.

Then I'll count on my body being so light
Gently I'll cling to the lapel of her robe,
I'll cling softly to the soft waves of her bosom-
To melt away, and melt away, and melt away-
Melt into the soft waves of her bosom.

Chinese Traditional

MILLIONS OF SNOWFLAKES.

One little snowflake falls on my nose.
It makes me shiver from my head to my toes.
Two little snowflakes get in my eyes.
Blink! Blink! What a surprise!
Three little snowflakes melt on my tongue.
I eat them up. Yum! Yum! Yum!
Four little snowflakes tickle my chin.
I laugh. I jump. I run. I spin.
I stop, and I put out my hand.
Five little snowflakes softly land.
Snow on the house. Snow on the tree.
Snow on the ground. Snow on me!
Millions of snowflakes in my hair.
Snowflakes falling everywhere!

~~By Mary McKenna.~~

A SNOWFLAKE.

A snowflake falls out of the sky.
A piece of God's handicraft.
Lovely and chaste and full of His light.
It lingers like others
in one vast white sky.
Yet, stands separate, apart
with its own soul it flies.
Yes, it is one poem
in one page of time.
Yet, it be one piece
of His planned design.

~~By Linda A. Copp.~~

http://www.rosebriar.uk.com/seasons/winter.html

SNOWFLAKES.

They shine like silver butterflies
Drifting in the sun,
As though they fly on crystal wings
That winter cold has spun.
They catch and hold each soft sunbeam
And then, without a sound,
Turn into sparkling gossamer
Before they touch the ground.

~~By Sandra Liatsos.~~

http://www.rosebriar.uk.com/seasons/winter.html

"Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things,
but just look what they do when they stick together"

~~By Verna M Kelly, (American writer).~~

"We have only this moment,
sparkling like a star in our hand...
and melting like a snowflake.
Let us use it before it is too late."
~~By Marie Edith Beynon.~~

Artist Adrienne Segur

"The present never ages.
Each moment is like a snowflake,
unique, unspoiled, unrepeatable,
and can be appreciated in its surprisingness."

~~By Gail Sheely.~~

Artist Adrienne Segur

quote:

Originally posted by dear Inda:
"We have only this moment,
sparkling like a star in our hand...
and melting like a snowflake.
Let us use it before it is too late."
~~By Marie Edith Beynon.~~

Sooooooo beautiful!

Artist Adrienne Segur

Inda is the Snow Queen! Inda is the Snow Queen!


This is actually sort of fun in the snow!



And this is a nice project goal:

Photoshop Tutorial

Love and *LIGHT* *BEING*, Teo Do (Re, Mi, Fa, Soul...)

Thank you for the beautiful post.
I have already had some snowflakes here.
They are little intricate sculptures of ice,
and each and everyone has its own little design.

Love,
yoko

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ten mo chi mo
mashi tada yuki no
furishikiru

No sky and no ground
only the snowflakes which
fall without ceasing.

-Hashin (1864-?)


(The translation is based on those in An Introduction to Haiku by Harold. G. Henderson, Doubleday, 1958)

Painting is in the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Oh, another DELIGHTFUL thread! I do adore snowflakes, masterpieces of nature and bringer of beauty and peace!

THANK YOU!

Just recently I wrote:

Like snowflakes
dressed in unique beauty
falling upon my upturned face
and melting to my touch of warmth,
your words fall into my heart
adding a multitude of
impulses of love,
each enriching
the symphony of colors
adorning my inner garden.


Love and snow somersaults!
Margherita

Thank you for your nice replies Teo, yoko and Margherita.




Thank you dear Margherita
for adding your beautiful words:

quote:

Just recently I wrote:

Like snowflakes
dressed in unique beauty
falling upon my upturned face
and melting to my touch of warmth,
your words fall into my heart
adding a multitude of
impulses of love,
each enriching
the symphony of colors
adorning my inner garden.


Love and snow somersaults!
Margherita

Thank you yoko for the haiku

ten mo chi mo
mashi tada yuki no
furishikiru

No sky and no ground
only the snowflakes which
fall without ceasing.

-Hashin (1864-?)

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What a lovely thread.

Thank you for adding your beautiful poem Margherita,
it really makes the snowflakes sparkle with light.



Love,
yoko

Thank you for this very beautiful post Inda, and thank you Margherita for adding your lovely poem. This brightens up my whole day.

love,
Vicky