The snail Max discovered.
To emphasize that there should be no shame in trying to speak the language called poetry, I let this photo of Max and his snail lead me through my own little diamante-writing experiment. The form is very restrictive, which is nice because it tends to provoke an imagery-driven approach. Find a photo and see where it leads you. Or step outside and narrow your horizon to one tiny living object.
Snail
rotund, modest
rolling, sliming, sticking
table, pebble, rock, trunk
creeping, inching, leaking
viscous, glistening
trail