A triolet
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Beware the swirly puddle ice
luring you into its frosty art
whirled into wintered paradise.
Beware the swirly puddle ice
its crystalled patterns so precise
yet tempting boots to stomp its heart.
Beware the swirly puddle ice
luring you into its frosty art.
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Marcie Flinchum Atkins is a school librarian by day and a writer for children and young adults in the wee hours of the morning. Her poems have been published in several anthologies for children and adults. Her latest YA book, One Step Forward, is a verse novel. Her latest picture book, When Twilight Comes, is about animals and plants that are active at dawn and dusk.
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