Poem: The Spider And Me

A fact most of my lady friends find weird about me is this...

(lol-well, maybe among many other things)

...I am not afraid of spiders as a rule. I do not run screaming from them if I encounter them and even will try to remove them to the great outdoors if I find one in my house! I find spiders quite interesting to watch- outside. I am  especially  intrigued by their webs!

(...but not in my face, please!)

   :)

 

The Spider and Me

Today I did some gardening.
I snipped and groomed a bit.
Until I walked into her web…
and had to pause and sit!

Oh! Woe is me and double woe...
that yucky - sticky mess!
Untangling strands of spider silk…
not fun, as you might guess!

I didn’t let it do me in!
I’m stubborn - don’t you see?
And, by heck, I would not let
her get the best of me!

So with my garden hose in hand
I washed her web away.
And sent her scuttling up the tree,
where I truly hope she’ll stay!

If I encounter her again,
I hope, not in my face!
I hope she builds much higher up -
for her, a safer place!

Once to be enclosed in silk
is plenty… hope she knows!
Next time - I just might arm myself
with more than garden hose!


June Kellum
Sept. 2005