Poetry in Motion
Washington D.C.
Winter Poem
Nikki Giovanni![A vertical poster in shades of magenta features the poem Winter Poem, by Nikki Giovanni. Mountains slope in the background and white snowflakes fall.](https://poetrysociety.org/assets/poetry-in-motion/Nikki-Giovanni-Poetry-in-Motion-DC.jpg)
Winter Poem
Nikki Giovanni
once a snowflake fell
on my brow and i loved
it so much and i kiss
it and it was happy and called its cousins
and brothers and a web
of snow engulfed me then
i reached to love them all
and i squeezed them and they became
a spring rain and i stood perfectly
still and was a flower
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