I Spy Spiders

(For little ones and adults as well)

Clever Trevor spider,

how intricate your web.

You worked on it with diligence

as I slept in my bed.

And in the morning sunlight

on finest silken thread,

shine tiny beaded lanterns

that glint around my head.

Oh creepy, sleepy spider,

I love the trap you've spun.

Suspended from the pergola,

it won't please everyone.

For hark, from out of dreamland,

young Beth's within my sight

and when she sees you hanging there

her screams will waken night.

Reviews

[Beccy]

Lovely from start to finish and it flowed so easily as I read it, the mark of a not just a really well rhymed poem, but also of care taken with the syllable count of each verse, which if not done can make even the simplest of rhymes a tad clunky.

Spider webs are so very beautiful and delicate, a true work of art from mother nature.

Beccy.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Beccy. I do have a fascination for spider webs. Incredibly beautiful especially when beaded with dew and gleaming in sunlight.

Chris

[phiaxann]

This is so beautifully written, the eerie feeling of the spider gives it a beautiful yet chilling feel.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much for reading and leaving a review. I appreciate your visit.

Chris

[Maxwell Ryder]

SUPERB! Love that you fit pergola in that one, also. Spiders 🕷 are fascinating - at a distance. They get a bad rap. But so many are also dangerous to us. Love their webs though - and I appreciate just how strong their silk is...until I walk in to one. Great write, Christine!

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Maxwell. I certainly don't like the feel of walking into a web and having bits of it in my face, but I appreciate they have their own beautiful art, and very lovely it is too. Hope all is good with you.

Chris

[barleygirl]

One of the most imaginative things I've read! I love your playful personification of the spider which holds the contrasting ideas of cute friendly spider or yukky sticky web-spinner! I hate everything about spiders, so this blocks my ability to see so much in a simple critter, as you've done here so artfully. Good rhyme & rhythm add to a snappy spoof that this seems to be (on all of us spider haters)! *wink! wink!* Fondly, Margie

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Margie, you either luv em or hate em. There doesn't seem to be anything inbetween. They are a good subject though for stories and poetry. Fondest

Chris

[Dave]

Christine - this is so sweet and delicate, not to unlike a spiders' web. Like you I'm fascinated at the wonders they can portray. Years ago, before a hurricane took them down we had two beautiful maple trees. They were about 15 feet apart. I was amazed when I went out one morning to see this gorgeous web spread out between the two trees. What added to its' beauty was the early morning dew on it.

Take care - Dave

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Dave for your story. Like you I can be spellbound by the beauty of spider webs when they catch the sunlight or morning dew. I think only poets can see it. All good wishes

Chris

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Haha! This poem is so clever and adorable Chris. Perfect form, flow cadence, rhyme and alliteration for little “Clever Trevor spider”. Lovely Fairy-tale imagery in second verse that changes to scary fairy-tale in the third verse- uh oh, now “creepy, sleepy spider”...We love him but I’m taking wagers that your Beth will see things quite differently. Hush, I think I hear her now! Superb write.

[Chris Shaw]

Terrified she is, and so is her brother Robbie. If they know there is a spider in the house, they can't settle until it's removed and if it is anywhere near them, then expect te screams to follow quickly! Thank you so much Annette for your lovely review. Hope all is good in your world.

Chris

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

All good here, thank you, dear Chris. My grandsons are the same about spiders. We have to ‘relocate’ spiders for them immediately. We call bats “birds” and relocate them too. Or else! So far it works! Wishing you a lovely day. :))

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you and have a lovely day yourself Annette. What we have to do to keep the little people happy :))

[Lorry]

Yeah, well you can feel free to change Beth to Lorry, as I am not at all embarrassed to say I am a big girls blouse when I see anything with that amount of legs. I have been known to make a high pitch Scooby doo noise while I am jumping into the air to evade their menace. :)

[Chris Shaw]

Lorry your avatar becomes very apt for your response. Is that how you look when you spy spiders lol? Thank you

Chris

[Lorry]

Just about, once I've peeled myself off the ceiling. :)

[Chris Shaw]

: )) .......................

[Lyn Anderson]

Ah spiders, magical and beautiful, terrifying little furry things. Lovely little web of words you've spun here

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Lyn for your welcome response.

Chris

[Raven Starhawk]

I love the nature aspect of this, but what I also took away from this is something more than a clever poem. Reading it I couldn't help, but feel as if the spider's web is a metaphor for how one weaves lies and manipulation in order to capture someone. Perhaps I'm just reading too much into it, but nevertheless you penned something amazing.

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Raven. You can often find metaphors when you least expect it. I appreciate your thoughtful review.

Chris

[Fran Marie]

A delightful write in a smooth flowing rhyme scheme ..spiders really are quitte the artists in spinning their intricate webs ..truly works of art..nice work Chris..

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Fran Marie for your lovely response.

Chris