A Poet's Dozen Spiders

Spinning finespun threads
   Deftly weaving silken webs.
   Spider catches fly.
   As tremors ripple from a beating wing.
   He kills with venom in his sting.
   Then spins pure silk to bind his prey.
   These shrouds of death, stored in his nest. 
   A perfect maze, where victims do abide.
   He lurks in shadows, fears the light.
   Then spins his web again at eventide.
   Ensnaring moths in winged flight.
   Those nocturnal insects of the night.

   11/ 6/ 2015.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 11/7/2015 9:21:00 PM
Back to offer my Congrats on your wonderful win! Love, Kim
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Date: 11/10/2015 4:49:00 PM
Hi Kim, thankyou for your kind support of my poem,i do appreiate it. My regards to you. George.
Date: 11/7/2015 3:13:00 PM
George, Congratulations on your Poet's Dozen win. Love SKAT
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George Seal
Date: 11/10/2015 4:53:00 PM
Thankyou SKAT, for sending me your congratulations. My regards to you for doing so. George.
Date: 11/7/2015 2:00:00 PM
Congratulations on your win, George, a 7! Hugs Eve
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George Seal
Date: 11/10/2015 4:56:00 PM
Hello Eve, thnkyou once more for offering your congratulations to me for my poem. My regards to you. George.
Date: 11/6/2015 7:57:00 PM
Congrats on your win George!!
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George Seal
Date: 11/10/2015 5:00:00 PM
Thankyou Robert, thankyou for reading my poem, i do appreciate you doing so. My kindest regards to you. Cheers George.
Date: 11/6/2015 3:31:00 PM
excellent George - i never finished mine and the contest is now closed - my muse is playing up hope to be back writing properly soon:-) hugs jan xx
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George Seal
Date: 11/10/2015 5:11:00 PM
Hello Jan, i am so sorry about your muse playing up. However, i'm sure you will find a solution. Thanking you for your kind comments on my poetry. My regards to you. George.
Date: 11/6/2015 2:56:00 PM
Well done, George.
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George Seal
Date: 11/10/2015 5:15:00 PM
Thankyou Lin, it's most kind of you to comment on my poem. Very much appreciated. Regards George.
Date: 11/6/2015 1:46:00 PM
EXCELLENT! I actually enjoy spiders...very clever little engineers and no less hunters than are we. Good rhyme scheme and amazing imagery. This gets a 7.
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George Seal
Date: 11/10/2015 5:19:00 PM
Hi Edlynn, thankyou for your most generous comments on my poem.. My regards to you. George.
Date: 11/6/2015 1:28:00 PM
I like this, George. Not spiders, but your poem. lol Great images portrayed. Love, KIm
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George Seal
Date: 11/10/2015 5:30:00 PM
Hello Kim, i do appreciate your kind comments prior to the contest. My regards to you. George
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