God Spider Poems

I need to grab my bible but all I can do is stare
For it’s stood up all by itself on that shelf over there
And between...

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We roamed the village in our masks -
a store-bought 1960’s plastic with string.
To trick and treat for candy, our task.
The bagful, we’d try to eat...

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Annabel walks her eight legged friend
On a leash for the sake of safety into town
On a cold day born straight from autumn
At least the chill...

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Loose Magic

Pee-a-boo, I see you...
Got your nose, 
and not your toes. 
Skipping rocks, 
and bubbles in the park. 

Eye contact from across the room, 
notes...

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Spaghetti

The meat, 
the cheese,
the sauce.

The smiles,
the laughs,
the wine.

The music, 
the song, 
the moment... 

The vow of forever!

Then...

You and I, 
and the garlic bread!



A. Foster, Ann...

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The Cat

It is late, 
nearly half-past nine. 
You are asleep beside me.
The clock on the wall is too loud. 
I need to buy another. 
This...

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Questions

What defines... success?
Is it how many people you know. 
Is it where you have been, 
or where you will go? 

Is it who you talk...

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U

It is cool here. 
Is it hot there?
You have not written. 
I have not received...
a letter.

Do you think of me?
I remember you. 
I can not...

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Whom does God favor in the web?
The spider, or the fly?
My ponderance does flow and ebb
deciding which deserves to die.

Love has taught us we must...

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Spider Fires

When we are beaten on not once, 
but over a course of years, 
a thing happens that occurs...
and sometimes but not always, 
goes away....

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When

I was nervous, 	    (bats, cats, and rabbits, doing tricks after breakfast)	
It was early.        ...

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DEAR LITTLE WEB-BUILDING SPIDER

God made you a great weaver.
You listen to God.  You are aware of His presence.
Even though you cannot see well, you...

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God gave Adam the right to name all the creatures of the world.
On yesterday, 12/02/2016, a little bug appeared on our lamp table.
I did not...

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I can see them
Clouds of voracity
Covering my stars
Shadowing my reality

These civilized consciences
Have raped my protest
Have spun my web

I can no longer pacify
The tenacious circle of...

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God have mercy on spiders
hanging in their webs
waiting for the moon

They seem condemned to loneliness 
to a long sleeping in between
How they sweeten our gardens
with...

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