The Spider Yarn Poem by Valsa George

the spider yarn is amazing. you write about it so skillfully

two years after my first comment on this, let me deal more with YOUR poem than with someone else's! ! ! “To trap the spies that cross the bounds.” ……… gee, Valsa, I thought they were trapping FLIES, not SPIES! what is the world coming to? ? ? “To marvel over one's own work” …………why, that’s EXACTLY what I do each time I write something for you and you and you. I MARVEL! ! ! ! ! I’m embarrassed (as much as the bri-guy ever gets embarrassed, that is [never! ]) that I neglected to leave glowing praise for this poem earlier. it DOES deserve it. [or is it just that I know you now, and now I like you SO MUCH? ? ? ]! you’ve made your point. a spider is a marvel at engineering and the ‘silk’ is a miracle of chemistry….or whatever! but I wonder if both sexes (that would be male and female, for those who are not familiar with the word ‘sex’) spin. hmm? I like the webs you describe, especially when covered with dew and sparkling like diamonds in the sunlight. there are some spiders (I’ve witnessed) which build a conical tunnel of webbing where they ‘hide’, for example on the surface of a densely foliated bush/shrub, waiting to run out when prey is felt (or seen?) to come in contact with more webbing which is spread over part of the bush near the tunnel opening. this poem has great movement and I do not dislike it even though it lacks a regular rhyme scheme [maybe no rhyme scheme in fact] or humour/humor! at long last I shall send it to MyPoemList. bri :)

A nice description of a talented spider, beautifully penned by the poetess.

Magic web! To learn more from the spider's yarn. Nice piece of work.

The spider is so creative, hardworking and never gives up, such great qualities to have but also he is arrogant as he is master of his craft to lure his prey to their end. Superb write!

The spiralling spider in his web, Spins the thread of a ‘mysterious yarn', With an edifying moral for you and me, To marvel over one's own work......touching expression with nice theme. A beautiful poem so nicely executed. Thanks for sharing.10

p.p.s. i see my last (before this) comment is now registering as having been sent (in My Postings) . this comment and the last one were the only ones for which PH did not 'require' me to enter a member name first! ! bri :)

i've sent 4 or more comments today to this page; one has showed up so far, while NONE have yet to show up when i go to Member Services and look at my Postings! hmmm? bri :)

p.s. HEY! ! ! i just noticed i had left comments on this poem in 2013 and 2015 also. see you in 2020? ? ? bri :)

(cont.) and i found this online: Females are the ones who usually build webs. It is generally accepted in the arachnological literature that female spiders build typical webs, while males do no web-building other than that required for courtship and sperm induction. heh-heh. way to go, guys. AND: Wolf spiders, both male and female, don't make a web at all. They are ambush predators. bri :)