spider – shannon p. laws

Poem: Tide Out

https://youtu.be/p2rte8HXkNE Tide Out The sail that leans on the light of duskGives subtle shade to the port sideLady Spider works hard in the cool shadowKnitting at the rail cornersShe bounces about her webForming it into the perfect triangle The window sits still Fathomless shades of grey and green churnOver and over foamy lips spray theContinueContinue reading “Poem: Tide Out”

My Pet

Don’t tell my landlord, but, I have a pet. It is a False Black Widow, and she hangs upside down in her web at the right angle of the wall and baseboard heater near my front door. Her name is Susan. Susan is very productive. Her web acts as a billboard of her health andContinueContinue reading “My Pet”

Spider in the Corner

Rushing through my day I find few places to sit and rest, gather myself, collect my thoughts. There is one place, a secret place, I found that I’d like to share with you. Somewhere on the college campus between room 120 and the math lab is a restroom. Restrooms are common and not much ofContinueContinue reading “Spider in the Corner”

Poetry: Spiders Dream

Moths fly in flocksin my dream, Spidersride their backsbinoculars at all eyes.Predator owns the meat,venom at the fangdrips down the reinsscopulas grip tight.The threat of death makes moths fly longer than they should.Heavy burden to carryeight legs more your own.Spider’s spurscan not keep the moth from a porch light.So strong that pull,positively phototactic!Oh spider, you can ride a moth and steer it some,but never can you make it NOTContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Spiders Dream”

Poetry: Web of Glass

There is a spiders homeattached outside the top floor window of the hospital.Its home faces south west;view of the woods.The dot-like body bouncesin the wind web too transparent for me to ponder uponHow many flies does it catch on the sixth floor?Not many, not enoughBugs that hit the glassaiming for the hallway lightget tangled by deceptionWindow washer will comereclaimContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Web of Glass”

Spider Home

This year a spider has made its home in the drivers side rear-view mirror outside my car. It’s a tiny little guy whose legs are just barley visible dangling down from the top edge of the mirror, in a hermit crab fashion. I only noticed it’s web the first time in June, when the sun hit the silk’sContinueContinue reading “Spider Home”