Derani Blackburn Poet Free verse

Spider Pegs

This is the very first poem I wrote.
1977 I was 9 years old.


Hanging out the washing…
Reaching for the pegs…
I went to grab another…
And appeared these hairy legs.

It crawled out from the peg…
And onto my hand…
I looked at it with horror…
And shook it on the sand.

It was a spider! Oh yuk!
I looked at it with disgust…
I then put my foot on it…
And neatly squished it up.

I looked into the basket…
Making sure there was no more…
And started hanging the washing…
As I did once before!

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Silent One March 13, 2018 at 6:20 AM lol.. Guess you do not like spiders... Derani Blackburn March 13, 2018 at 9:37 AM LOL yes! Im terrified of spiders! This is actually the first poem I ever wrote. 1977 I was 9 years old and submitted it to the State Library Poetry Competition. However I didn't win but Ive never forgotten this poem.