Swirling – #Cinquain Swirl

Swirling

Swirling
As she worships 
The sun moving across
Mighty stands the sunflower tall
Swirling 
The coiled shield 
Of the attentive snake
Upon the rock, it basks away
Swirling 
When the sun drops 
Steadily on the move 
The imprinted snail looks for food
Swirling
The flight of days
Peaceful the gentle breeze
Turned violent storms of water, wind
Swirling
Double helix
Life’s fragile code held tight
In the smallest of packages
Swirling
Our uniqueness 
Stamped onto each finger
Creation's form hides everywhere
Swirling

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This week at Tanka Tuesday it’s poets choice. I tried a new style, the cinquain swirl, for this poem.

Cinquain Swirl has a 2 syllable beat that is repeated as the refrain, 2R-4-6-8-2R-4-6-8-2R-4-6-8-2R.

It may or may not have rhyme. However, it must be at least 2 Cinquain long.

Photo: I caught this snail working it’s way around the calla lily leaf in my backyard.

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