Open Poetry #49 |
Spider Web |
Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Your silk is resilient and strong its true. When the light is just right some say you are beautiful covered in dew. You hide in corners and edges of ledges and old sheds. Every nuance reverberates through your sensitive threads as you wait for what fate might happen to bring you. But if you succumb to an intruder or the weather and break a silken tether, you flutter shudder on the whim of the wind. But somehow, some way, you’re back again the very next day. And I can see how what you do reminds me of you. I’ve been told I’m strong. And just so long as my tether’s hold, I would agree. And If the light is just right I can see I’m pretty. I know I hide on the edges deferring to be bold. Too often I find myself clinging to the worn out and the old. I’m too quick to react as all things seem to distract my skin so thin. I’ve never been one to seek out and acquire. I wait for the world to come trip my wire. More than once I’ve had a tether slip and lost my grip. I’ve collapsed in upon myself shriveled and adrift. And yet I find with time, some way I come back whole again another day. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
What an indepth write, Lori. Yes, for sure the spider and its web can project much wisdom if one only looks at them with the right attitude. You do understand how to put your words together, and when read, gives the reader so much satisfaction. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Thank you! I always surprise myself at the things that inspire me. ~L |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
"Too often I find myself clinging to the worn out and the old. I’m too quick to react as all things seem to distract my skin so thin." Aren't we all that way? It takes a special person though to bounce back and start anew, and tuck the past away. Loved this reflective write of yours, Lori. JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
A great write A spiders web is fascinating but your words gives it life. best , Jo |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
JL, Thanks for commenting on my self indulgence. People tell me I am strong but they don't know "my intruders" that send me shuddering. Apparently it turned out to be poetry fodder. ~L |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Hi Jo, nice to hear from you. I'm so glad you enjoyed this piece! ~L |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
You're best yet Lori. Wonderful insight. Ida |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Thanks Ida! Goes to show you are never to old to learn things about yourself... ~L |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Again, one of your best, my friend. Especially enjoyed these (so true and applicable) lines. "I’ve had a tether slip and lost my grip. I’ve collapsed in upon myself shriveled and adrift. And yet I find with time, some way I come back whole again another day." j. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
very nice...james |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Thanks Jimmy! Wish I was like the Spider and could pull it all together like magic the next day...I'm a little slower, but I get there eventually. ~L |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Thanks much James! ~L |
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