Cyclus

• Cyclus is shape poem found in Pathways for a Poet, it attempts to create a cycling pattern by syllable count. It is attributed to Marvin Davis Winsett.

The Cyclus is:
○ a 12 line poem.
○ syllabic, syllables per line 2-4-6-6-4-2-2-4-6-6-4-2
○ unrhymed.

Pasted from http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1001#cyclus
My thanks to Judi Van Gorder for years of work on this fine PMO resource.

My example

Recalibrate Tomorrow (Cyclus)

Each day
begins anew
despite our baggage load.
Burdens accumulate –
seem thrust on us;
some are,
but most
we allow by
trying to please others.
Tomorrow pick only
what is fun to
carry.

© Lawrencealot – November 24, 2014