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A Spider's Destiny
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Pondering Fate – A true story …

He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned. ~ Author Unknown
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. ~ Jean de La Fontaine


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Spied, a black spider beside the staircase,
I shied last night and fled to bed three flights,
hoping the creepy thing leaves my crawl space;
awaking to face remedy’s last rights:
Plot its meander for my peace of mind?
Its exile or murder as best I can?
Love for life’s hard to kill unless unkind;
for this Miss Moffet to be a hit man.
So, I’ll fetch a spade to corner and coax:
Come, comely critter along for a ride;
Stay, so this shovel-full reaches your folks
when flung beyond windows wonders outside.
But wait! What’s this, a bizarre twist of fate?
A bird swoops – just in time to take the bait!



© Helga Ross 2004, 2006            

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 Reviews of "A Spider's Destiny"
Reviewed on December 1, 2004
Helga,

Bravo on this wonderfully crafted and thought out write - excellent!!

Best wishes,

Robert

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on October 16, 2004
I need more birds here in my house, or just tell the spiders to stay hidden while I am awake and they will live to see another day...Ed

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on October 13, 2004
we can plan and plan but the unexpected oversedes all ... in a way the unexpected is supercededs the core of destiny itself ...

excellent

Reviewed by Carmen Ruggero
Reviewed on October 13, 2004
You're incredible, Helga. This is so true to life it hurts. I love what you've done with this, and I won't even comment on structure. Perfection!

Carmen :-)

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on October 13, 2004
Elga, how creative can you get! Wonderful sonnet of salvation from the feared Arachnid, Birds are a blessing;-)!

Reviewed on October 13, 2004
love this, but i don't love spiders; they scare me. wonderful write!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in tx., karen lynn. :D

Reviewed by Sue Hess
Reviewed on October 13, 2004
a great story...we can't outrun our fate...if it is fate we believe in...i have mixed emotions about this question...i advocate free will so does that negate fate? and what does this have to do with spiders...duh good halloweentime poem

Reviewed on October 13, 2004
(((helga)))

*shivers* i hate spiders...arachnaphobic, that's me all over

but this is a creatively spun tale--well done!

(((HUGS))) and love, karla. :)


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