Spider's Web
A perfect creation
Knit between branch and oak leaf
Of glistening silken line
Catching light
Pure testimony, this ancient wisdom
Living locket
Dangled from a strand of pearl
The nape of the universe
Holds this precious life
Jewel
In wait for the unwary
Sweet kiss and beautiful death.
(Previously published in Timber Creek Review, Spring 2007, Vol 13 No 1)
Reviews
No reviews yet.