Silver Threads

I step outside on a mild spring day
 To bask in nature's rebirth,
 Flowers in bloom sway in the wind
  Colors and scents pervade my senses

 A spider's web glisten in the sun
 I gaze at it, mesmerized by its intricacy
 its silver threads glimmer
As it awaits its victim patiently

 Life's web can get us caught in bad situations
 
 From that web there may be no escape
 Though we may struggle to be free
 It may be an addiction, a bad relationship
 That may devour us and leave just a shell

Yet some may get that second chance to soar to freedom

 But what of those who never did
 Whose souls died in the torment of their error
 Life has no guarantees
 It deals us cards we can't foresee

 A butterfly gets caught in the web
 And it struggles to be free

 Many of us are seeking freedom 
 from something or someone
 Even the past can imprison us

 Yet sometimes out of nowhere, fortune smiles on us
 That second chance for freedom comes....
 I snap out of my trance as the breeze caresses my face

Just as the spider moves in the butterfly escapes
 Fluttering to freedom on a mild spring day

111-2-2020
 Ambedo Contest
 Sponsor: Silent One
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Kendrick Avatar
November 17, 2020 at 3:48 AM
Congrats on your win and the butterfly getting away. Thanks for the congrats on my work. Sara
Downing  Avatar
November 10, 2020 at 6:32 AM
Great poem, Joseph, I enjoyed the read this morning. And congrats on your win...
Sands Avatar
November 10, 2020 at 5:19 AM
Excellent. Well written poem Joseph :)
Proxenos Avatar
November 8, 2020 at 7:47 AM
A terrific poetic write my friend, yes many are caught in a spun web and see no escape, willpower is needed, and then maybe an escape route could be found. Glad the butterfly escaped. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.
Logan Avatar
November 7, 2020 at 4:51 AM
I was as captured by your lines as the butterfly in the web. We wrote of similar circumstances, John. Congratulations on your winning write.
Nicole Avatar
November 6, 2020 at 8:45 PM
Oh my !! There is so much truth within. To pick a favorite thought, I am unable to, as each one holds me so close. You have created a masterpiece. Congratulations Joseph, on a well deserved win. I do wish to place this in my favorites. Yes, just because. ~ Brandy
Jayasankar Avatar
November 6, 2020 at 12:45 AM
This is so inspiring.. so true that life has no guarantees... and am happy you concluded it in a positive note! Congrats on your win Joseph May ~ Ani
Dietrich Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 3:30 PM
wow, you did REALLY well with this theme. I was not quite as inspired to go into a trance with mine. I love how you took the web idea and SPUN a lot of reflections from it!! Congrats on your win. Hope it was a good placement.
Andresen Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 12:20 PM
- Congratulations on your winning poem, Joseph :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
One Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 6:27 AM
So many wonderful lines in your poem and I like your take on the cobweb.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
May Avatar
November 5, 2020 at 9:13 AM
Thank you for my placement Silent..
Crabtree Avatar
November 4, 2020 at 4:51 PM
A very good take on life, Joseph. I love the way you have put it here. Good luck in the contest :)
Horne Avatar
November 3, 2020 at 11:59 AM
love the way you spun this one
Andresen Avatar
November 3, 2020 at 8:23 AM
- A lovely poem, best wishes in the contest, Joseph :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Buhagiar Avatar
November 3, 2020 at 2:31 AM
This poem is almost a meditation on life. So well composed. Best for a win. ~~
Pandit Avatar
November 2, 2020 at 7:02 AM
Much is revealed in self reflection--as is the case in your thought filled trance. Well done, Joseph.
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