(55) The Spider

I saw a horrible spider crawl,

All down my bedroom wall.

Staring with eight beady eyes,

Giving me a terrible surprise.




With eight legs, hairy and black.

And three red dots upon his black.

He stayed there, looking at me,

I am sure he had a smile I could see.




So I shouted for my dad.

He look a look and went mad.

"I'm not touching that, It's all hairy",

"Take a look, it's too scary".




So we all packed and moved away.

I wonder if the spiders' still there today.

Because now in our new house,

I have just seen a mouse.



copyright Chris Smith 1999

Author's Note

This was written the same time as the Black Kitten poem, written for my daughter. (This was her favourite, with her fear for spiders).

Reviews

[A.Noel]

haha, i love it! that would totally be me because i HATE spiders

[Judy Ponceby]

Loved this Chris. :) LOL

[HopelesslyDevoted]

so cute! love it!

[Hatchling]

aww how sweet.

[Ashley]

this is so cute. loved it.

[Coyote Poetry]

We have one poisonous spider in Michigan. It is small and pretty. If it bite you. Your body part will swell up like a balloon. Spiders are good for the control of nature. But some can create fear. A very good story. I have no fear of spiders. I know many people who do. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[Sunni Davis]

Very cute. I happen to like spiders and wouldn't have moved away :) Definitely a great read for little ones. Great job!

[FJ Davis]

You've "spun" a good one, here, Chris--for all us kids.
Enjoyed it!

[Sukriti Suki]

hahaha....you can run but you can't hide!! One of the few humorous poems I like, a keep for when I have kids!

[LA Lorena]

I would have moved too! I hate spiders. We have black widows here, and I'm always afraid of coming across them when doing the spring yard cleanup. Creepy write!