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Poetry nothing to see on a snowless day

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There is a girl who takes West every day

Step over step, through shining snow



To catch a bus—number 2–at hill’s crest

To go where each day I do not know



But today, sky heavy and gray above

Snow didn’t fall and melted below



And this is the day she does not come

Her steps aren’t labored, her gait not slow.



Today she doesn’t move like she’s weathered

Because despite weather she does not go



Amidst all my puzzles, this one stands out:

The girl who stayed in when it didn’t snow.
 

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