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My Friend the Silkworm
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My Friend the Silkworm |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state 
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Kept on a tray to eat mulberry leaves tales of a worm whose threads attracted thieves, who smuggled cocoons into the west that echoed a pinnacle of sericulture at its best. Stored under the wig of an Asian princess or carried in staff cores, well recessed they travelled to new markets under disguise contibuted to a demand that spread worldwide Five to seven filaments from a cocoon makes a thread Imagine the quanity of silk to embroider a bed; of a once venerated secret and secretion of the Bombyx moth whose larvae would produce the filaments found in that cloth Can we learn from the story of Bombyx cocoons on the silkroad to the west will globalization quash our ability to keep secrets from the rest? [This message has been edited by ecrivan (12-02-2003 10:47 PM).] |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
There aren't any secrets left, and they never were really ours to keep anyway. Thanks for an interesting write, Martin! |
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jaicie114 Senior Member
since 2003-09-27
Posts 750On the edge of forever |
Wow, ecrivan... Who would have thought such a great verse could come from such an unassuming little worm! Full of nice imagery and fun facts. Thank you. Love and Light...jc This I know as Truth...we are all Beings of Light. |
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SharaRose Member Elite
since 2003-07-19
Posts 2501Somewhere out there~ |
Amazing creatures these little creations of God. Very nice!  Love, Terri~  |
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