Flexible Strings

Two spiders spin their intricate webs
Beneath the glow of the silver moon
The delicate patterns is barely seen
Until vanilla light glides upon them

Silken strands away in the nocturnal breeze
A slight shift in their location
As they dance quietly with complete ease
For flexibility is their forte

They give valid reminders to life
Often if we bend with conscious grace
And softly sway with the wind of change
The more resilient in life we become

Reviews

[Amy R]

This lovely poem focuses on the beauty and intricacy of nature, as well as the lessons it can teach us about navigating life's challenges.

Enjoyed reading this short yet meaningful piece.
The setting is peaceful and serene, with the moonlight casting a soft glow on the scene which then offers a gentle reminder to embrace change and bend with grace, just as the spiders do in the night.

-Amy

[Poetic Beauty]

The idea came about as I was watching two spiders one on each side of my porch spin webs while the wind was blowing at night

[Amy R]

So natural, lovely to hear.

[red93]

Very nicely done - subtle, complex and resonant. Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you for taking the time to read. This poem is a bit deeper thinking but I believe it’s true.

[Poetic_Vixen]

Tremendous! Your handpicked symbolism of spiders weaving their webs into the hours of night is reflecting of beauty of life, I say so because this is such minute and mundane thing we never look at often, but how significant these tiny lives can teach us the way to live is divine, I was often struck by the innocence of ants, ever so busy in their labour, the striking red colour of a ladybug, sometimes the holographic wings of a dragonfly and my favorite bumblebees...ahh, I'm getting carried away,

what I always experience in your poems though that you make these little aspects of nature so alive in these verses, the work in your lines their wordings are so sweet and clear with a fresh image of night sky, the delicate thread work of the web when soft moon light casts upon it, and the little creatures still being busy and calm,
I love your last lines giving a beautiful message for life,
"Often if we bend with conscious grace,
and softly shift with the winds of change,
the more resilient in life we become."
That's a lovely message crafted so beautifully in your words! This was such a delight to read PB, I kinda adored those little spiders too a bit...

[Poetic Beauty]

Me and the spider friends have an agreement; you can continue your spider things as long as you don’t touch me. I’m mesmerized by their weaving and their work but I don’t want them on me. I am slightly frightened by the little creatures but I do like to watch them from a distance

[Poetic_Vixen]

Yes, they are quite harmless and amusing from a distance for sure, haha

[Poetic Beauty]

I won’t purposely kill anything other than a ground hornet. Those buggers are nasty hateful things

[Chris Shaw]

You describe the spider webs under the moonlight so beautifully here PB. A visual treat . And you also convey a message to the reader about the advantages of flexibility. A lovely poem.

Chris

[Poetic Beauty]

I myself am trying to be more flexible as changes come along my way. It’s a tedious task and I’m a bit stubborn.

[Dave Brown]

very nicely done
is there anything more delicate than a strand of spiderweb picked up by moon's light as it floats in a gentle breeze
a pleasure to read

[Poetic Beauty]

They are strong, sticky and flexible but so beautiful. I don’t particularly care for spider but we have an agreement don’t touch me and you can do your spider things lol

[Marie]

Oooohhhh! I just love this excellently penned poem which has a moral for the reader in the final lines of the poem. I adore how you paint the most amazing nocturnal image for your reader of a spider's web woven so delicately and bathed in the vanilla light of the moon! Superb! I can see in my mind the beautiful web in the evening breeze, swaying a little but being strong enough not to break. Amazing depiction! I love how you impart to your reader that if we bend gently when the winds of change blow that we will not break but become more hardy and bounce back more quickly. Flexibility is the key! I soooooo enjoyed reading, dear poetess. Lovely work! Thank you for sharing...

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you for stopping by to read. I was sitting outside and I could see one spider on the left of the porch weaving and another on the right side of the porch spinning. The moonlight gliding upon their strings as the wind was blow yet the webs and spiders remained. That is how the whole idea came about.

[Marie]

SO inspiring and beautiful, dear P. V. Thank you for sharing with me. Wishing you a very lovely day to enjoy, dear friend...

[Poetic Beauty]

Little things often inspire my ideas.

[Marie]

The simplest ideas are always the best for wondrous writes, dear poetess. Thank you again for sharing....