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teeny
black
spider
on sparkling shower floor
close
sliding
glass
flip off the light, close the door
afford eight-legged beast copious room

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Duke Beaufort

Date: 6/20/2024 12:06:00 PM

Kim, I like how you gave the spider a chance to escape. Some people would just kill them, but they can help us control other insects. They generally would leave us alone given the chance.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/20/2024 7:05:00 PM

Thank you, Duke!

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 6/18/2024 8:36:00 AM

Many are afraid of spiders. Unfortunately, there are some deadly ones around. Loved your poem.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/20/2024 7:23:00 AM

Truly there are deadly ones around.

Paige Hind

Date: 6/17/2024 2:59:00 PM

Wow, so breathtaking-"sparkling shower floor"- "closing glass door.." room for spider to grow, soooo cool <3 xx :)

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/20/2024 7:22:00 AM

to gooooo….lol….not to grow…eeks, but I love your take! This monstrous beast, being teeny, but I can’t handle squishing bugs. I do it if I have no other choice.

Suzette Richards

Date: 6/17/2024 1:40:00 PM

Live and let live ... But a spider out of sight is not out of mind. The things we have here grow as big as my hand. It is a case of him or me .. You are kinder than me, Kim :)

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/20/2024 7:21:00 AM

Truly! I keep looking for it but it seems to be gone. Are tou in the desert? eeks…

Deb M

Date: 6/17/2024 10:01:00 AM

How kind you are Kim….l am so bad with spiders….husband would be called to get it and put it outside ‘immediately’! Im a big baby Ha! Nice poem….Debx

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 6/17/2024 11:16:00 AM

My husband was working…couldn’t bother him…lol