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Nature's Work of Art
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Nature's Work of Art |
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srsmith25 Junior Member
since 2002-02-07
Posts 22Indiana |
 Nature's Work of Art I see a work of art shimmering in the light. Before the sun goes down, it hits it just right to make a rainbow effect within silken lines, and I see its creator resting on my chimes. Soon she'll come out and go to her lair and then her masterpiece she'll soon repair. A yellow eye is tattooed on her abdomen of beige. It is quite noticeable when she takes center stage within her sticky structure she built for prey. With a blackened sky she felt her way, around and around, until her deathtrap was done. And I'm admiring her work in the setting sun. For this little engineer respect I feel, and I gaze with wonder at her web of steel. Stacy Smith (c) 2002 I wrote this after admiring a web that a barn spider weaved. I have been checking on her every night for the past week since she showed up on my porch. She builds her web nightly... |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Nice Write. ThisDiamond |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
I love it! And you read Charlotte's Web as a child? Spider webs are cool. |
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WhiteRose Member Elite
since 2002-07-23
Posts 3208somebody's dungeon |
Very nicely done! |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Spider's webs come 'round this time of year... I keep them close, outside! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
srsmith25 Well done, good write. |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Srs,well done. Sometimes they appear rather quickly and are quite stunning. If I have touched one heart through my words, then I have acheived my dream... |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Every morning I have new ones all around the outside of the house and they are quite amazing...especially with the morning sun shining on them. Good write! ~Hugs~ ~ Time has cast a spell on you |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
This is wonderfully done. I'm sure your arachnoid friend would be pleased with this poem if it could read it---but then again, spiders are such incredible creatures---I'm sure it already has! P.S. I have to admire them from a distance due to a phobia than resulted from a traumatic incident when I was a child---my sleeping bag had been filled with them, as a birthday prank at camp. In the dark, I crawled into my sleeping bag and zipped myself into the bowels of hell---hence the phobia!....Since that happened on my birthday, it's a good thing I don't have a phobia about birthdays---hey, maybe I do!--Now that I'm getting older! Have a good day! Linda |
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Muys Member
since 2002-04-06
Posts 389The Netherlands |
Very nice poem Nature is wonderful  But I don't love spiders {gruesome} Hug Muys [This message has been edited by Muys (09-08-2002 01:14 PM).] |
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srsmith25 Junior Member
since 2002-02-07
Posts 22Indiana |
Thanks everyone so much for the nice comments. I was pleasantly surprised when I got on the message board today and saw all those comments. Linda: I don't blame you for having a phobia of spiders after the prank. That's a pretty rotten prank, especially since it was done to a child. I have never heard of a prank like that. Stacy |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
  (smiles) Oh Stacy, this is beautiful, I actually love spiders very much because they really are shy and elusive and wonderful artists! (kiss on cheek) This is gorgeous, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Stacy, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Stacy~ Welcome to Passions ! Very well done~ I'm an admirer of webs .... but not particularly fond of creators~  Nothing quite as creatively lovely to see in the morning ... when they are glistening with dew~ A wonderful read~ *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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