Snow Showers on a Sunny Day

I look out my window at a curious sight.

As sunshine sits still in a haze, dancing in the wind,

snowflakes on a sunny day.

In the twilight’s gaze, peerless to the blue sky, the snow moved its own way.

Won’t you believe me? I saw snow on a sunny day.

Haven’t I ever told you about sunshine when the clouds are gray?

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Ryan Mimna lives in Philadelphia and works in the finance industry. He served in the U.S. Army from 2011 to 2015 and, after completing the Ranger pipeline, served with 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, including multiple tours in Afghanistan. After leaving the Army, he finished a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Pennsylvania, where he began writing and later turned toward poetry. For The Havok Journal, he writes reflective pieces and poetry, often centered on fear, meaning, and the inner life.

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