In Praise Of Spiders Poem by John Knight
In Praise Of Spiders
Smart octapedal locomoter,
Despised by girls - but so adored by boys.
Instant death to every flying insect,
Silently - you never make a noise!
Spinning graceful complex webs, an orb
A funnell or a ladder or a sheet
Elastic just like nylon - also twice as strong
Webs of intrigue and of mystery and deceit!
All British spiders have such lovely names,
Spelling out their nature and their place,
There's garden spiders, grass and stripy zebras
And mothercare and nursery and lace!
Why have you got so bad a reputation?
It's that Miss Muffett whom I blame it on!
You just wanted to share - in her bowl of curd,
One look - and promptly she was gone!
All the stories of Miss Muffet have a picture,
Of a spider that gives every child a fright,
Eight ginormous legs and eight black evil eyes
Serated teeth just ready for a bite!
In my life I've met so many spiders,
In farm and field - at home and overseas,
Lovely helpful creatures - good at pest control,
Don't hate them 'cos they only want to please!
The moral of this tale is PREJUDICE IS BAD!
Whether its concern is man or beast.
The spider in its web - is nature at her height,
Who deserves our admiration at the least!
It is good to appreciate the things of nature, no matter how dreadful the experience is. Nature is wonderful, even though not all is sweet from it. Interesting.
This poem caught my eye because I have a dreadful fear of spiders - there was a huge one on my carpet this morning! Not only is your poem entertaining, educational and adeptly crafted, it has allowed me to view the arachnid in a better light. Poetry meets therapy - excellent stuff! S ;)
Cybernetics has come from Nature…and Internet may be the reflection of cobweb… But ‘Black-Widow’ ...oh ho Gosh….fearful I’m… Tarantula…makes bitten person Dance Dance…Musical spider…excellent Sir… 10 Ms. Nivedita UK
John, this is a very nice poem, a very persuasive one, to not think of spider's bad reputation. I love your last two lines 'The spider in its web', 'is nature at her height, ' 'Who deserves our admiration at the least'. You are right, spider at least will deserve either our mind or our deed. I love this
I always loved the story about Miss Muffett- my favorite nursery rhyme.! ! Anyway, your words about spiders here are so perfectly lovely and just right. Lots of spider lore too; no reason we can't learn while reading poetry, and you are good at teaching things. I bet you could even teach Miss Muffett a lot! ! (smile)
I love spiders! Black widows and garden spiders are my favorites. I have noticed while picking blackberries...the best, biggest, juiciest berries, are always, always protected by a huge web. The most giant of beautiful spiders are always here. They seem to know where to live in the best spots on earth. Spiders are amazing with their web work. Excellent written tribute! I enjoyed it. Thank you. DC
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4/23/2024 6:04:32 PM # 1.0.0.1119
every creatures is made by God and I'm amzed of this poem, the love to a liitle life of creature has been shared and over whelming! I used to hate spiders when I was young but Yeah I played them too! I like this poem this is unique!