that first call alerts him,

eight legs run to the cot,

threads stream behind,

silken, the best he's got

each year they tighten,

vibrations excite more,

never stops watching,

repairs those that tore

escaping is impossible,

your destiny unfurling,

a decade like a second,

years like nets whirling

this one will never age

anymore than his web,

th...

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Lair Of The Snow Spider

there are domains so deep

that no one will tread

so dark that they are blind

in these dank places

the air is still and

sound is soft and mute

into this darkness

snow falls

settling in the nooks

and crannies

dusting the branches

with its ice grasp

can you hear it

the soft sly scuttle

of a many l...

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Threadbare though his home may be,

The spider doesn't mind;

He takes to tea the passing flea

And others of his kind.

The spider can be found online,

A host beyond compare;

He's always having guests to dine,

His larder's seldom bare.

He likes to welcome company by

To watch his skill at weaving;

But when they think it's time to fly,

They fin...

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