Nervous newcomer
\nslips and falls onto deep snow.
\nMakes bad impression.<\/p>\n
*****<\/p>\n
Valiant croci
\nstrain to push through snow’s surface.
\nAll retreat but one.<\/p>\n
*****<\/p>\n
My tossed-aside snow
\nreturns to the cleared sidewalk.
\nAn icy revenge.<\/p>\n
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