Smart octapedal locomoter, <br />Despised by girls - but so adored by boys. <br />Instant death to every flying insect, <br />Silently - you never make a noise! <br /> <br />Spinning graceful complex webs, an orb <br />A funnell or a ladder or a sheet <br />Elastic just like nylon - also twice as strong <br />Webs of intrigue and of mystery and deceit! <br /> <br />All British spiders have such lovely names, <br />Spelling out their nature and their place, <br />There's garden spiders, grass and stripy zebras <br />And mothercare and nursery and lace! <br /> <br />Why have you got so bad a reputation? <br />It's that Miss Muffett whom I blame it on! <br />You just wanted to share - in her bowl of curd, <br />One look - and promptly she was gone! <br /> <br />All the stories of Miss Muffet have a picture, <br />Of a spider that gives every child a fright, <br />Eight ginormous legs and eight black evil eyes <br />Serated teeth just ready for a bite! <br /> <br />In my life I've met so many spiders, <br />In farm and field - at home and overseas, <br />Lovely helpful creatures - good at pest control, <br />Don't hate them 'cos they only want to please! <br /> <br />The moral of this tale is PREJUDICE IS BAD! <br />Whether its concern is man or beast. <br />The spider in its web - is nature at her height, <br />Who deserves our admiration at the least!<br /><br />John Knight<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-praise-of-spiders/
