Notes About The Poem

poem written based upon this image--for online poetry class

DOUBLE HELIX

strands
twist
helix
star-born thread,
echo of old kin
their dust folds into our atoms,
spiraling outward through the long memory of stars
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Kendrick Avatar
June 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Creative and descriptive writing about the picture you have chosen to share. Way to go. Sara K.
Gauthier Avatar
June 10, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Beautiful. Love the flow ~ I could feel the momentum growing in your poem
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