The Web

Two old spinsters

Sitting in the barn,

One used candlewick

The other used yarn,

One wore a bonnet

With a white lace trim,

The other bobbed her hair

With a dragonfly pin.

 

They spun and they spun

‘Til the bobbins were full,

They’d squeeze out the knots

Put a twist in the wool,

They spun through the day

And on through the night

And glared at each other

If it didn’t look right.

 

While up in the beams

Of the barn overhead

Two spinsters were spinning out

A gossamer thread,

They stared on down

With their little black eyes

And they spun round the bonnet

And the red dragonfly.

 

The webs floated down

Were glued to each face

With the spinsters spinning

At a frantic pace.

The wheels stopped spinning

With a sudden click-clack

As the spinsters stared

At those eyes, so black.

 

As the next day dawned

They came to the barn,

The men and the children

Of that little old farm,

The spinsters were spun

In a giant cobweb,

As they sat, eyes staring -

They were stone cold dead!

 

David Lewis Paget

Reviews

[A.r. Bazian]

unbelievable Dave, if i may call you so?
where do you get these ideas from!
you are the most talented story poet i've ever come across!
i must say!
i'm spun deep through my head!
u keep my edgy 'til the very last line, satisfying my every plea, and every thought of mine! not that i can see your endings coming, they're most farfetched, but you seem to have a handle well when it comes to poetry, because you can still make a stand!
i love your work!

[JM Russell]

And yet another really good piece. I hate spiders.

[Jack...]

Welcome to my parlour said the spider to the fly. Very interesting concept, I would say. And even though to some the ending might be dark, I found it humorous.

[Adam Lebzo -RonninWarri..]

Unexpected ending
it made me go through the poem again
marvelous!!

[Rob Santana]

Excellent! I really liked the ending.

[Jazique]

Nice , i mean i hate spiders rather be thrown in the lions din, but this is a spider relation i can work with. either way this was nice description on the spidets word , eductional and entertaining. either way i noticed your work really does sound amazing with a grest flow out loud, well done.

[TPK Stories]

Wow! Didn't expect the ending...

[Rain]

LOL..This Piece I "love." It just made me smile because I could see the image your words were painting. You're very gifted.

[Valentine]

Rivals huh...and look what their meanness cost them..How you think up all of these things amazes me..love Katihe

[MOON]

Spinning ourselves into all sorts of problems strangling the lifeblood.lyrical horror.