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Said the Spider
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Said the Spider |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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Said the Spider... Come into my parlor door A world you’ve never seen before And gaze upon alluring space A web of dainty luring lace One step into the steep of snare And lover’s web will keep you there Just touch the net of capture glue And it will hold and rapture you So finely spun the web to catch The one I love with skillful snatch That every string to bear the net Was wrought with care and slyly set He has no fear of the beyond Of what fine weave he treads upon He goes along with flow and ebb And never sees the towing web And once upon the coven cot With inticrately woven knot He then becomes my willful prize As though a spider’s skillfull guise It is a shame we must resort To trickery and traps of sort As spiders know the fly will roam Until he finds that sticky home And he will ever be with me Within this web of ecstacy And boasts with glory in his way Of how he captured me that day Elizabeth Santos [This message has been edited by Elizabeth Santos (edited 08-17-2000).] |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
My Gosh - You are on a roll... Keep spinning, Elizabeth - This is exceptional!!...  |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
And I was just watching my resident garden spider this morning...how fitting... |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
WONDERFUL work... Liz ... like always... many regards, sudhir |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
I spun a web ... but it got used for badminton  very nice Elizabeth  |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Liz--you are on a roll...this is wonderful...you captured my heart with this one. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Elizabeth, Who needs the web When your so deb. Love it and love you. |
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Gemini Senior Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 1203Wisconsin, USA |
Elizabeth-I don't know what else to say except, fantastic! |
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ggrn3 Member
since 2000-08-17
Posts 433Nahunta Georgia U.S. |
Your pin spins an exceptional web of words. I was caught with the first verse. Garfield |
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hsystems Member
since 2000-03-28
Posts 319Murray, UT, USA |
Liz - 'nother masterpiece! Author, author! Got a lucky fly, there...Keep up the good work, my friend!  Troy Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Poetry http://www.h-systems.net/p1.htm |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Great ending again! It makes the poem so enjoyable....the web was spun and set so well that even you were trappd Elizabeth....or did you want to be trapped....this is wonderful work and once again I have to say very well written! |
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Saunni Senior Member
since 2000-07-11
Posts 1777West Virginia |
That was truly exceptional...hard to find the words for that one. Truly a poet! Wonderful wonderful work. Sauni Sauni :) Have you ever known the color grey when the nighttime finds you weak I have, I've walked that road each time; that's where my angel sleeps |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Incredible imagery Liz ... where do you get these magnificent ideas! I stand in awe of your talent dear poet! Best wishes, /Kit |
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ddgoose Member
since 2000-07-25
Posts 250Baltimore, MD, USA |
I agree with Kit - I stand in awe too. Job well done - can't wait for more. didi |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
I'm reminded of a line from a song: "a man chases a girl - until she catches him..." - I loved this - so up to date and contemporary |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
"Applause" wonderfully written. |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Fantastic, Liz, and the last lines are priceless  |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Thank you all so very much for your comments on this poem. I appreciate them so much. Liz |
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