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I loved this spider
when I first saw her spinning
her delicate web.She rode her trapeze
back and forth with the breezes
across vast spacesbetween shrub and branch…
an expert tight-rope walker,
attractive stalker.No bugs could resist
seductive Ariadne
in her sticky web.Now as cold winds blow
she rests in her shrubbery
as she plans for Spring.© Sometimes, 2016
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Ariadne is of course, the perfect name. Very nice, Pat!
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thank you Carol! I didn’t make up the name, just borrowed it from the myth. 🙂
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I don’t usually like spiders but that was lovely. You spun a sweet poem.
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thank you…I like spiders when they mind their own business…there was one last summer who set up housekeeping by my front walk, and I took lots of photos of her. I hope she comes back as it was interesting watching her build her elaborate web. 🙂
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Yes they can be fascinating to watch, from a distance.
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🙂
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I loathe spiders, so I quickly scrolled down to get the photo out of sight. I much prefer your poem to the real thing.
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sorry 🙂 the prompt was “Spider” and I had these photos I took last summer. I like it as long as it stays where it belongs…it is fascinating. 🙂
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Anne, I changed the photo, reduced the size, and moved it to below the poem. The new picture shows the intricacy of the web, and She is less imposing I think. 🙂
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Only because of your persuasive words, I looked at it again. I’d choose your words over a spider picture any day.
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it was a great task to get the web to show up in the photo, and a lot of sweet-talk to get the spider to pose for me. 🙂
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Hey Gradmama, love this poem. How are you doing? Trust you are doing great. I’m just checking in on you. do have a great weekend and don’t stop believing .loads of love. 😉
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hey…nice to see you. Doing well thanks, as usual…I’m a very upbeat person most of the time. 🙂 Thanks on the spider poem…
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Lovely haiku chain! I thoroughly enjoyed the read. 🙂
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thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it. That spider is a great inspiration to me.. wind, rain, birds, people…she just kept on with her project no matter what, until it got too cold. That and I am a bit nutty besides.. 🙂
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Much as I hate spiders, I enjoyed lovely Ariadne!
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thanks m.a. We still have snow, or I should say “again.” 🙂
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How beautiful is this! It actually brings to mind a poem I read many many years ago as a child I think – or just a case of deja view – I enjoyed your story in either case! Nicely done!
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thanks, I appreciate it. I have written other poems about this spider, who produced remarkable webs for me this past summer.
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Splendid … it really merits the tributes … a great web builder indeed!
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I am especially thrilled with the photos of the web, and with the spider in it! Getting the web structure to show up was a giant challenge for me! :-)mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmkj THAT is from Tinkerbell, my ancient cat. She gave me a snotty meow, as well
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LOL .. 😀
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please do not re-post anything from my site. Thanks.
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That is one huge spider … recently I watched one spinning its web against the kitchen window, so I had a grandstand view. It was really extraordinary. I do like the simplicity and joy of your poem.
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thank you. The spider isn’t really that big, I don’t know why it appears so big in the photos. The building of the web is a joy to behold. I learned more about spiders and their webs in the past few months than in my whole life.
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Time to stand and stare, at last, perhaps – like me!
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with my camera trying to get a decent shot of the web itself. I had problems getting the “invisible” to appear. 🙂
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