Artful.
Dawn's light today uncurtained Autumn
as more than mere berry-laden.
Hedgerows, tho' treasure-festooned saw
near-overnight transformation.
Thinnest of jewel plates silver-lace doilies
dithered in lofty profusion.
From twig to overhung leaves like tin-foil
they glittered fast-held by dew.
Pearl-strung, breath-taking mats of fine
gilt-webbed wired engineering.
Criss-crossed gossamers craftily timed
by arachnid's masterful feat.
Dangling traps sun-caught and floating
in cunning anticipation.
Firm-as-steel structures, stickily coated
each woven unique creation.
Spidery expert precision took diamanté
last night and hooked attraction
Death-designed nets of intricate lattice
visitors' wings quickly enwrapped.
Savage the end of enmeshed movement
by unwise entry to artful-webbed beauty.
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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
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Hey Fay .. you got that all sewed up nicely ... in fact, very nicely indeed x
Neville 🙂
Good write Fay.
Two 'likes' have appeared at end of your poem!
A blip on my PC maybe - or that ego trip of mine, of 'liking' my own poems? Do I?! lol.
Strange how most of us would admit therese creatures make our skin crawl yet their web creations we admire as things of treasure. Beauty and the beast made real.
Made me think of Dickensian Dodger. And then the clarifying stanza by stanza image of spiderwebs bring the interpretative allusion full circle. Some terrifying things are of such a beauty to behold that it inspires respect and beautiful poetry. Thanks Fay!
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