Saturday, September 2, 2017

THE SPIDER AND THE FLY

A bit of fun inspired by a photo taken by
a friend.  (Thanks, Bev Lloyd).
Submitted to Poetry Pantry #368
September 2, 2017

Consider the talented spider
Who, with nothing but genetics to guide her
Creates delicate lace filigree

Her industrious endeavor
Is devilishly clever
For she has a plan, you see.

When a curious fly
Comes cruising by
He’ll be headed for eternity

Before time can ebb
He’s caught in her web
There’s no hope for the fly to flee

For all of her spinning
She’s accustomed to winning
An anticipated gourmet repast

And the ill-fated fly
Who came wandering by
Will find the journey his last.
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22 comments:

  1. John BuchananSeptember 3, 2017 at 2:59 AM

    I loved this, one of the best spider web poems I have read. Thanks for brightening my day.

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  2. Paul John DearSeptember 3, 2017 at 3:19 AM

    A dance as old as time, the spider and the fly.

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  3. ThotpurgeSeptember 3, 2017 at 4:25 AM

    with nothing but genetics to guide her... absolutely!

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  4. Jae RoseSeptember 3, 2017 at 5:08 AM

    What a fun dance - we like that little spider

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  5. MarySeptember 3, 2017 at 6:02 AM

    Ha ha! I wish I could feel sorry for the fly. (I say hurrah for the spider.)

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  6. Sherry Blue SkySeptember 3, 2017 at 8:16 AM

    That is an AMAZING spider web. Great photo! And a very clever poem that made me smile.

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  7. brudbergSeptember 3, 2017 at 9:29 AM

    An amazing way for the spider to eat... but i agree with Mary since I prefer spiders from flies.

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  8. Sanaa RizviSeptember 3, 2017 at 9:56 AM

    with nothing but genetics to guide her... oh definitely!

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  9. JulianSeptember 3, 2017 at 11:43 AM

    I liked your rhyming and version of the spider and the fly. Nice flow too.

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  10. Magaly GuerreroSeptember 3, 2017 at 1:28 PM

    Nature is a strange dance... that looks to pretty, even when slightly brutal.

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  11. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 3, 2017 at 4:28 PM

    Delightful mix of wonder at beauty, humour, and the truth about the natural world.

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  12. tonispencerSeptember 3, 2017 at 4:54 PM

    Oh I like this. I must confess this to you. As a child, our back porch steps had a slight hole in them and I could peer down into the web of a spider. I loved to drop flies into the hole and watch them caught in it and then the spider come zipping over to wrap it in silk and store it away. Yes. I did that and I regret nothing. I like this poem about nature, the brutality of it, the beauty of it.

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2017 at 5:08 PM

    A marvelous tale/poem. I have always marveled at a spider's web, but rarely the horror of it.

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  14. ayalaSeptember 3, 2017 at 5:25 PM

    Lovely! Made me smile :)

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  15. Wendy BourkeSeptember 3, 2017 at 6:48 PM

    Brilliant and clever. Curiosity, it seems, doesn't just kill cats. Smiles.

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  16. Cressida de NovaSeptember 3, 2017 at 7:22 PM

    Best to be a spider than a fly.

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  17. Sarah RussellSeptember 3, 2017 at 9:40 PM

    What a beautiful spider web and poem. The picture makes the web look like a piece of jewelry.

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  18. Dr. Vandana SharmaSeptember 4, 2017 at 12:20 AM

    beautifully woven

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  19. Gillena CoxSeptember 4, 2017 at 2:58 AM

    Brilliantly woven words. Bravo Bev.
    And thank you for dropping by my Sunday Standard this week

    Much love...

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  20. RommySeptember 4, 2017 at 5:39 AM

    Perhaps its the knowledge that spiders create such delicately lovely death traps that subconsciously drives some of the dread of them. Perhaps we too fear being lured to our doom by something beautiful.

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  21. annell4September 4, 2017 at 6:58 AM

    The gifted spider, how can it be? Nature keeps us in awe.

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  22. Magical Mystical TeacherSeptember 5, 2017 at 6:29 AM

    You had way too much fun writing this delightful poem, I can tell!

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