Necromancer

Watching a spider
Trundle a bundle
Across its spindles,
Mummies surf
her hinterwebs,
Silkened chocolate
chips decorate
Charlotte’s menagerie
of debris on threads
The necromancer
Hangs another charm
In her pavilion of death.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is delicious spider-ness! You took the spider to a whole new level of delightfulness! I hate spiders, but your poem makes me want to watch them & play with them. I love the hints of Charlotte's Web, a favorite for eons. I love the title word, so friggin' creative! And "trundle a bundle" might be the best word crafting all month (but this is only the 3rd!) You feel like a great dad & I bet you are so fun to play with! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Hayley]

Great imagery here! I also like how you used "Charlotte," the beloved kid's book character, and then compared her to a necromancer. Definitely going to be rethinking that aspect of my childhood now. Comparing the flies to chocolate chips was also inspired, I guess some fat juicy insects would be equivalent to a warm cookie for an arachnid.