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The Web
May 13, 2007 21:50:05 GMT -6
Post by monicamack on May 13, 2007 21:50:05 GMT -6
A spider spun a web of gold
unnoticed in the damp and cold.
What was the web this spider spun?
breeze-ruffled grasses bathed in sun,
filmy-green trees crowning the hills,
gardens adorned with daffodils,
skies of soft white and softer blue,
fragrant red lilacs dipped in dew.
The spider web soon snagged a fly,
caught suddenly zigzagging by,
forever caught on helpless wing.
I am that fly; the web is spring.
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The Web
May 14, 2007 1:17:23 GMT -6
Post by DavidMc on May 14, 2007 1:17:23 GMT -6
I found this a charming read Monica with a nice twist at the end  David |
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The Web
May 14, 2007 8:15:45 GMT -6
Post by monicamack on May 14, 2007 8:15:45 GMT -6
Dear David:
Thank you so much for praising "The Web." I wrote this when still in school and received a mixed reaction from my classmates when it appeared in our school paper. Some liked it; others were repulsed by the thought of any fly caught in any spider web. But I think most did like it, and I'm glad you did, too! It means a lot to me.
Best regards,
Monica
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The Web
May 18, 2007 6:48:57 GMT -6
Post by bichsa on May 18, 2007 6:48:57 GMT -6
BRAVO! loved it ! you have a talent ,peace C
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The Web
May 18, 2007 9:16:39 GMT -6
Post by monicamack on May 18, 2007 9:16:39 GMT -6
Dear bichsa:
Thank you so much for your kind words! They are truly appreciated!
Best regards,
Monica
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Post by anirbas on Jun 2, 2007 9:04:53 GMT -6
May was such a busy month for me, personally... That I missed reading this jewel of a poem, Monica. Myself, I adore the you as the fly, spring as the web connection!!!! Thanks for sharing, madam! Got more?  Nir. |
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The Web
Jun 2, 2007 14:33:37 GMT -6
Post by wistfuldragon on Jun 2, 2007 14:33:37 GMT -6
Awesome pawsome ditty...beautiful fly/you caught in springs wonderus web...
Well done you...lovely..
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The Web
Jun 2, 2007 18:24:55 GMT -6
Post by monicamack on Jun 2, 2007 18:24:55 GMT -6
Dear wistfuldragon and Nir:
(This is a joint note because I can't separate your two posts -- don't know how to do it; there appears to be no room to respond in between them.)
Thank you BOTH very very much for your favorable comments about "The Web," an old chestnut which I first wrote in school and which received at that time a mixed reaction. I revised it slightly, but the essential theme has remained the same. Your kind words really are appreciated!
Monica
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