A spider web bedecked with dew. <br />The early morning sun shines through. <br />Creates a tapestry of light. <br />A work of art in its own right. <br /> <br />Because the sparkling dew negates. <br />The spider webs efficiency. <br />Until the sun evaporates <br /> the morning dew sufficiently <br /> <br />The spider must wait patiently <br /> until at last she breaks her fast <br />Flies tangled inextricably <br />in the sticky threads she cast. <br /> <br />The spider builds instinctively. <br />A trap we aren’t supposed to see. <br />As long as it is visible <br />It’s totally impossible. <br /> <br />For the silken trap to do <br />(It is designed to be unseen) <br />The task it is intended to. <br />But for the dew it would have been. <br /> <br />Although it’s pleasing to our eyes <br />We know it isn’t meant to be <br />It’s obvious to passing flies <br />who can avoid it easily. <br /> <br />The hungry spider would prefer <br />to do without the morning dew. <br /> Which seems intent to deprive her <br />of fat flies which are her due. <br /> <br />The spider’s loss is our gain <br />We see the transient beauty. <br />Which we may never see again. <br />If only temporarily. <br /> <br />The spider web bedecked with dew <br />To us a source of great delight <br />Created each morning anew <br />by dew drops reflecting sun light. <br /> <br />Although the spider breakfasts late. <br />There’s little doubt she will survive. <br />I’m sure she will appreciate <br />her breakfast when it does arrive. <br /> <br />Tuesday,08 March 2011 <br />http.blog.myspace.com poeticpiers.<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/foiled-by-beauty-for-m-lady-sally-plumb/
