Sunday, July 19, 2015

Magpie Tales: Snail

From Magpie Tales

It carries on its back the whorls,
the hopes of gamblers tossing dice,
hidden inside an enigma of chance. 

Dainty steps climb the ladder of the universe
moving outward and inward, closing in on itself.
A circle never finding its end. 

© Gerry at Strummed Words

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8 comments:

Theresa Milstein said...

Some great phrases here: It carries on its back the whorls, and hidden inside an enigma of chance.

Unknown said...

Very nice. Lovely write. :-)

21 Wits said...

Ah yes, truth in every word.

Deepa said...

Lovely take on the prompt

Helen said...

Lovely interpretation ....

Berowne said...

The enigma of chance, never finding its end. *Well* done...




Michael said...

i have no idea what this means...but I like the way it sounds when I read it

Anonymous said...

great ideas !

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