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Sweet Little Spider On the Wall

sweet little spider on the wall
weaving interlacing its thread
exquisite art all spiders own
a spiders entrapment white veil

eight legs briskly interlocking
sweet little spider on the wall
woven silk thread as strong as steel
intricate beautifully spun

dark side of beauty-trap was born,
to feed, its larder must be full,
sweet little spider on the wall
lurking, waiting, biding its time

vibrations detected, prey tangled,
fangs gore in its venom, cocooned,
paralysed, alive be eaten,
sweet little spider on the wall

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 10/5/2020 5:58:00 PM

G’day Emilia … I enjoy reading nature observance poem. What lives with us keeps life in perspective - thanks Emilia - Lindsay

Emilia James
Date: 10/6/2020 6:46:00 AM

Thank you Lindsay, happy that you enjoyed this piece, had one crawl on my hand the other day but managed to put it outside without getting too freaked.. phew! Emilia : )

John Jones

Date: 9/19/2020 1:46:00 PM

Love this. An homage to one of life’s least loved creatures but invaluable in the great scheme of things. Thank you Emilia x

Emilia James
Date: 9/20/2020 10:13:00 AM

Thank you John, I'm not a great fan of them but I won't harm them in any way and agree they are invaluable - just prefer they keep away from me lol. Emilia x : )

James Inman

Date: 8/29/2020 7:31:00 AM

I like the juxtaposition of comparing the two sides of a spider and how it can relate to the nature of humans, whether intended or not. I find that looking at the innocence of nursery rhymes then comparing them to their intended hidden meaning, such as Ring-Around-The-Rosie which could have several meanings including the black death or possibly the Puritan ban on dancing, gives us insight into the subtle use of allegory in poetry.

Emilia James
Date: 9/1/2020 3:16:00 AM

Thank you James, agreed in the hidden meanings of verse. Always a light and dark side, two sides of a coin in most things I find, but prefer to stay on the light side. Emilia.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 8/28/2020 1:22:00 PM

There is a menacing way about this one that made me smile due to the adjectives used to describe the notorious masticator.

Emilia James
Date: 9/1/2020 3:03:00 AM

Does seem a horrible way to go, glad I'm not a bug but who knows, maybe in the next life I will be paying for my sins...GULP! lol, Thank you for your comment. Emilia.