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70 lines
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title: A Snowball Grows
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date: 2021-01-29
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tags:
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- poetry
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---
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White falls from the sky \
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onto a mountain \
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and so a snowball grows.
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White falls from the sky \
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on the village beside \
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but the snow is shoveled aside. \
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People laugh and they play, \
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pushing problems away \
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as the snowball grows.
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The white comes down heavier \
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and the villagers cheer \
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but the mayor sees the danger. \
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He travels around \
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telling the town \
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as the snowball grows.
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"It's just a snowball," one person says \
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as they stare at their screen. \
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"We'll take care of it later," another suggests, \
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the paperwork beside them untouched. \
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"It's not going to hit us," asserts a third \
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as they walk into their door. \
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"That's a fake snowball," somebody claims \
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as they wear their red cap. \
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"That's too much work," the last person scoffs \
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in his house barren of items.
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And so the snowball grows.
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One day the sun rises \
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but the snowball \
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blocks its light \
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and its shadow \
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looms over \
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the village.
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Panic erupts — \
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the villagers scramble \
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up to the mountain \
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to hack away at the snowball.
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The white comes down faster — \
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the villagers pray \
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but the snowball \
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continues to grow.
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Finally — \
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the snowball is freed.
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One house is crushed. \
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A sigh of relief, \
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and everyone return \
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to help rebuild the house.
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The next year: \
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white falls from the sky \
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onto a mountain \
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and so a snowball grows.
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