Unique as a Snowflake — Summary

Ezekiel DeanRomantic

When I imagine your laugh Or your beautiful smile I feel like not breathing So I just smile awhile

The best part of smiles And the best part of laughs Is that they're unique as a snowflake Yet as common as glass

Each one is different Including your own But I can't stand to imagine That we're each alone

Unique we may be And you're unique-er than some But to me you'll always be The girl that I loved

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Ezekiel Dean's poem is a quiet love poem about picturing someone's smile and laugh. In the first stanza, the speaker is so caught up in imagining them that he almost forgets to breathe, and all he can do is smile in return. It's a small, sweet picture of being overwhelmed by affection.

The middle of the poem turns more thoughtful. Smiles and laughs, the speaker says, are "unique as a snowflake" yet "as common as glass." Everyone has them, and each one is still different. That idea leads to a more vulnerable worry: he can't stand to think that people are each alone. The final stanza is the most telling. Even if she's "unique-er than some," what matters is that she'll always be "the girl that I loved." The past tense suggests the relationship is over, or at least that this is a memory. The mood is tender, playful in its made-up word, and gently wistful.

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