by Peter Rogerson
Member since:
March 5, 2009

THE SPIDER

July 30, 2012 07:52 AM UTC (Updated: July 30, 2012 07:54 AM UTC)
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THE SPIDER

There's a something in the garden

by the place where roses grow,

a little living something

and I saw it, so I know,

 

it blew some little kisses

on this gentle summer breeze

and chattered on in silence

and knocked it's tiny knees,

 

and I formed a fond affection

for the things it didn't do,

the lack of hate and envy,

the passive way it grew

 

and at the time I watched it

and loved it posing there

a magpie came and grabbed it,

and flew off in the air,

 

and gone was my arachnid,

gone it's silent roar

and I berated Mother nature,

so red in tooth and claw....

© Peter Rogerson 30.07.12

 

 

Comments: 19

Dorothy Rogerson Jul 30, 2012, 8:50am UTC
The spider in the picture is about the size of the ginormous beastie in our bedroom last night, which thankfully was shaken out of a tissue through the window, otherwise sleep would have eluded me at least.
Peter Rogerson Jul 30, 2012, 8:58am UTC
He was a friendly enough little fellow, love.
Crin Forbes Jul 30, 2012, 10:55am UTC
As long as the don't spin a cocoon around you, they are fine with me...
Peter Rogerson Jul 30, 2012, 11:04am UTC
It'd take a big spider to do that, Crin
Anthony W Allsop Jul 30, 2012, 12:40pm UTC
You great softy. It's a dog eat dog bird eat spider world we live in. If it wasn't we'd be overrun with dogs and spiders.
Peter Rogerson Jul 30, 2012, 12:46pm UTC
Or people. Somehow.
Barbara Boden Jul 30, 2012, 1:08pm UTC
A lovely little poem about a horrible creepy crawly beastie. I'm not suprised Dorothy doesn't like to share the bedroom with them, neither do I.
Peter Rogerson Jul 30, 2012, 1:10pm UTC
To be honest, I'm no great fan of having them crawl over me whilst I sleep.
Crin Forbes Jul 30, 2012, 2:45pm UTC
You mean to say that if you are awake is fine?
Karen E. Jul 30, 2012, 7:04pm UTC
I enjoyed this!
Sam Henderson Jul 30, 2012, 8:58pm UTC
What a charming little diddy. A complete surprise. I love it when your softer side shows!
Peter Rogerson Jul 31, 2012, 4:23am UTC
We all have many facets and ought to put them on display occasionally, I suppose
Diane Huizenga Jul 31, 2012, 12:18am UTC
They can have the garden, just stay out of my house.

Thanks for sharing with Surreal Circus
Peter Rogerson Jul 31, 2012, 4:24am UTC
But we have a huge one. It even moved house with us, and occasionally it strolls across the living room floor just in front of the television.
Larry J. Jul 31, 2012, 1:53am UTC
Ah, you people who fear the spider! It's just another creature with whom we cohabit this planet. I read something a few years ago that said at some time or another you have swallowed a spider without knowing it. While not what I would call a pleasant thought, nor food I would deliberately select, if we survived that, they can't be too bad. I only kill things that are threatening me or someone dear to me directly, so most of the time, I just let them go on their unmerry way.
Peter Rogerson Jul 31, 2012, 4:26am UTC
I don't like to kill anything, Larry, at least not for the poor reason "just because it's there and I don't like it". But then, I'm not a magpie.
Larry J. Aug 3, 2012, 8:05pm UTC
Another thing on which we agree, Peter. We better watch it or one of us is going to convert the other! LOL
Ruth G. Jul 31, 2012, 6:35am UTC
I love to watch spiders and their webs, as long as they are out of doors. The food chain is unmerciful and we should remember that we are on it. We have just protected ourselves by living in large carnivour-free areas!
Peter Rogerson Jul 31, 2012, 6:40am UTC
You ought to live round here, Ruth: there's a grey cat with big eyes right next door!

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