Spider
Another spider!
Where do they all come from?
Big in diameter, this one,
though her legs
(a female, surely)
are scarcely thicker than
the strands of her web.
Curiously agile, though so spindly,
she scuttles like some fairy robot
as I pursue, tickling my hand
as I give her to the garden.
Well, it's bad luck to kill them, isn't it?
Elena S
Yes it is said to be bad luck, I use to do that too , hahaha, if one of my family members screams for me , I know I have to run for the tissue box . The lucky friend if not too big ends up alive in the garden . Most of the times, I lalways feel sorry if .. otherwise . Good point I love your kindness , yet as much as I wish to let them live I would jump in fear if I'd feel them on my skin.
Yes it is said to be bad luck, I use to do that too , hahaha, if one of my family members screams for me , I know I have to run for the tissue box . The lucky friend if not too big ends up alive in the garden . Most of the times, I lalways feel sorry if .. otherwise . Good point I love your kindness , yet as much as I wish to let them live I would jump in fear if I'd feel them on my skin.
Susan P. Bagley
I have caught them and transferred them often myself. Seems they only want to co-exist and share the planet. I think if they could ponder it, they would be very confused about why these giants are afraid of them so. Susan
I have caught them and transferred them often myself. Seems they only want to co-exist and share the planet. I think if they could ponder it, they would be very confused about why these giants are afraid of them so. Susan
Munia Khan
Erik, are you sure that you are not "Spiderman"?Well, I really loved the cobweb of wonderful words that we are trapped in here!I fear Spiders and I fear their deaths as well .Great work as always.
Erik, are you sure that you are not "Spiderman"?Well, I really loved the cobweb of wonderful words that we are trapped in here!I fear Spiders and I fear their deaths as well .Great work as always.
Kesav V Easwaran
I hate spiders...but i liked your poem for the nice presentation of the theme therein, Paul
I hate spiders...but i liked your poem for the nice presentation of the theme therein, Paul
K R Brandli
Lovely poem on spiders. Much enjoyed.
Lovely poem on spiders. Much enjoyed.
Susan Jarvis
Not if it's a black widow, brown recluse or hobo spider - I've changed my outlook completely since moving to Texas!! I now kill them before they kill me! lol
Not if it's a black widow, brown recluse or hobo spider - I've changed my outlook completely since moving to Texas!! I now kill them before they kill me! lol
Ralph L. Jones Jr.
Great spider poem.
Great spider poem.
cjkrieger
The Buddah would approve.. fine write
The Buddah would approve.. fine write
Simply Bono Razek
there was a blk spider that made a most stunning wed on the outside of my window & every night it came out to chk its prey..I think they're fascinating..at the right distance of course :D great write..
there was a blk spider that made a most stunning wed on the outside of my window & every night it came out to chk its prey..I think they're fascinating..at the right distance of course :D great write..
John X. McCullagh
You did the write thing
You did the write thing
Philip
Kill nothing Paul ...Oh how right you are!!! Spiders are becoming as prolific as Great Poets upon PoetFreaks. Oh how we are Blessed !!! Happy New Year Paul. Kindest Regards. Philip
Kill nothing Paul ...Oh how right you are!!! Spiders are becoming as prolific as Great Poets upon PoetFreaks. Oh how we are Blessed !!! Happy New Year Paul. Kindest Regards. Philip
tom balch
Love the line... "Tickling my hand as I give her to the garden" I think we all can relate to this, a delightful write indeed.
Love the line... "Tickling my hand as I give her to the garden" I think we all can relate to this, a delightful write indeed.
I dunno whether 'tis bad luck or no, Maestro, but me likes them only from a very safe distance....unless maybe, they chance to be a "Daddy Long Legs." Beautiful rendering of the little 8-legged lady and sweetly gentlemanly treatment of your subject. Excellent imagery and thought-provoking, poignant theme. I quite like it.