Spirals of Time
~ Helix ~
Sonnet 2

This helix bounces, bends, fulfills
Spinning curves of times bright coil
Dim the valleys, lucent the hills
Slick with infinity’s oil

Step where the ribbon curves and twists
Sharp between the dark and the light
Slide through the swirling helix mists
Imperceptible day and night

Yesterday turns to tomorrow
The helix is stretched and compressed
Tomorrow’s a thought to borrow
Today is a forgotten quest

Into the helix beginning
Picking up speed in the spinning


Edwina Peterson Cross