Inside of the Red Rose

eight legs wide
an array of eyes
a red hourglass
that glows
from her side, but
the black widow spider
lives inside of
the red rose
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Shango Avatar
December 30, 2010 at 2:28 PM
Danger lurks in beautiful places, Gregory. How are you. A good write.
Mehta Avatar
December 29, 2010 at 8:24 AM
Beautiful scene of the spider within a red rose you have worded, Gregory
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