Dedication to a Spider

By mysticventures

Tearing down the pumphouse walls

I disturbed a spiders nest

I watched as the mother struggled in vain

To save her sack of eggs

- And felt the anguish of her soul

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Copyright 2004 mysticventures
Published on Thursday, July 22, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: Short, yet quite successful in creating an alternative viewpoint.

  • DarkWolf On Thursday, August 19, 2004, DarkWolf (415)By person wrote:

    Such a simple thing.. seen from a different view. Amazing, touching. -Michael

  • manywalks On Tuesday, August 3, 2004, manywalks (747)By person wrote:

    Simple, touching, elegant. ~ wen

  • purr_verse On Sunday, August 1, 2004, purr_verse (1052)By person wrote:

    ow. as Northstar said, delicate indeed, but with such internal sting; emotion captured so succinctly and evocatively. wonderful write.

  • Northstar On Thursday, July 22, 2004, Northstar (374)By person wrote:

    MV--every work of yours I read makes me adore you even more--this piece is so simple and beauitful--you capture nature, delicate and artistic, in its simplicity--very nicely done

  • Anth On Thursday, July 22, 2004, Anth (1126)By person wrote:

    this is strong,thats all i can say,it ignited a thought within that i couldnt define,,,theres something to be found in this work

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