Sunday, March 9, 2008

Snowflake

Every snowflake
needs a place to start
a tiny floating speck
to kick things off.


Pseudomonas
turn out to play a role
oft times
in this nucleation.


A bacteria!
Becomes a seed
so you can ski
and dams have jobs.


Think about that next time
you catch the first snowflake of winter
in your mouth.

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