Enmeshed.
Dawn's light today uncurtained Autumn
as more than just berry-laden.
Hedgerows, tho treasure-festooned saw
overnight much skein-transformation.
Thinnest of jewel-plates, silver-lace doilies
now dither in lofty profusion.
From twig to overhung leaves like tin-foil
spun-gilt hovers held fast by wet dew.
Pearl-strung, breath-taking mats of finely
worked high-wire-engineering.
Criss-crossed gossamers stunningly timed
by arachnid's masterful feats.
Dangling traps, sun-caught and floating
with wrought-iron cunning craft.
Firm-as-steel structures uniquely coated
for watching stuck wing's final action.
Spidery expert-precision took diamanté
last night and spun to distraction.
Death-designed nets of intricate lattice
a visitor's struggle quickly wraps.
Shimmering dazzle captures those who
attract eyes with futile gyrations.
So few escape guile of predator allure
for a fly cannot estimate such bait.
Savage the end to enmeshed movement
by unwise entry to artful webbed beauty.
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Yes, I don't like to destroy spider's webs, after all the time they've taken to spin it. Unless we walk into them by accident some mornings.
Yes I agree dear friend - these webs have a beauty we hate to destroy except by accident - thank you for your read and in-put.
this is quite beautifully and intricately crafted .. and whilst I would never harm one ... you just sent a shiver down me spine ......
Hope that shiver has left you by now Nev - - yes the reason for spinning only a hungry spider can give - - - - glad you liked the effort at metaphor though.............x
Natures Art at is brilliance as Autumn comes into our lives, so much art for which to look forward to in the new few months.
Andy
Nature has art if only we look - oh how I agree dear Andy - thank you so much for your visit and comment.
BRIAN HERE ~ Good Sunday FAY ! Ahhhhh SPIDER WEB ! As an Environmental Scientist I am aware of the beaty & importance of SPIDERS and SPIDER WEBS are on one of my faves especially in Winter ~ awesome ! Often overlooked and destroyed by the swish of a hedgetrimmer ! Angela & I were visiting WOODBRIDGE ~ Artisan Village near Ipswich - with our neice Charlotte (3). We were ebjoying a cream tea in an alfresco Court Yard Cafe when Charlotte kept saying Spider Web - Spider Web we couldnt see it so she pointed it out on the pot plant on the Table. It was exquisite ! *Out of the Mouths of Babes !* I have an ACROSTIC SONNET on a Spider Webs which I will post in the week ! Thnks for sharing the *Beauty of Nature* in the midst of a Pandemic ! Must be the Cornish Air & Ice Cream - that keeps you so Young & Calm.
Blessings & Joy & Peace & Love
Angela - Brian & Smokey 💛💛💛
What an interesting comment on what children observe when Nature leaves us its art - thanks Brian for sharing young Charlotte's insistence on showing you a close and beautiful web.
Oh Fay
what can I say
the words you display
have made my day.
Oh kind Sir so sublime is your rhyming - - am delighted that what you read about spiders and webs you liked...........
The Spider's Web, often the intention of the phrase is indicate a mystery. Why? Because the physical spider's web is a mystery. Stronger than steel and yet artfully beautiful, science has no answer. Oh, and don't forget deadly as a trap for the spider's survival.
Your poem captures all these attributes and itself is beautiful. - Phil A.
reads like a poetic minute-by-minute account of an eye witness statement,
as wonderfully majestic as ever
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