The Killing Of A Spider Poem by John May

The Killing Of A Spider



The killing of a spider's right
If not from fear, then yes, from spite
For be it even ever small
A dot upon a wall of white
It creeps him out the way they crawl
And so he says that in his sight
The killing of a spider's right

Just think about the spider's bite
Defenseless that we get at night
That wound upon the flesh so raw
Whose throbbing mass is red and bright
As if this spider meant to maul
The meat of creatures full of might
And not from fear, it seems, but spite

envoi

His guilt is therefore less than slight
For in his mind it's as a law
If not from fear, then yes, from spite
The killing of a spider's right

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A rare poetic form called a virelai nouveau
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Brian Jani 14 July 2014

this is the best spider poem that i have read so far today.Well done Mr May

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