A Spider Waits – v2

Funny how a spider waits,
lingers motionlessly,
for prey to vibrate
the strands of the web…
 
to touch the right spot,
to become ensnared,
by her guile, her cunning,
her trap; forever patient,
ready, to pounce…
 
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Edited January 21, 2024
A Spider Waits – v2
 
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Edited January 21, 2024
the strings of gossamer – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-strings-of-gossamer-v7.html
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Edited January 21, 2024
Like a dryer sheet – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/like-dryer-sheet-v2.html
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Edited January 21, 2024
A Saturated Membrane – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-saturated-membrane-v2.html
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Edited December 23, 2023
droplets heavy on the gossamer – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/droplets-heavy-on-gossamer-v4.html
Edited November 19, 2023
droplets heavy on the gossamer – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/droplets-heavy-on-gossamer-v3.html
Edited January 14, 2023
droplets heavy on the gossamer – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/droplets-heavy-on-gossamer-v2.html
Edited December 15, 2022
droplets heavy on the gossamer
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/12/droplets-heavy-on-gossamer.html
Edited December 12, 2022
December 10, 2022
the droplets heavy on the gossamer
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-droplets-heavy-on-gossamer.html
after reading, “Mushroom” by Mary Oliver
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August 28, 2019
Like a dryer sheet
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/08/like-dryer-sheet.html
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edited October 28, 2015
the strings of gossamer – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-strings-of-gossamer-v6.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-strings-of-gossamer-v6_28.html
(editing original)
renamed/edited September 3, 2015
her strings of gossamer
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/her-strings-of-gossamer.html
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/her-strings-of-gossamer_3.html
(editing “the strings of gossamer - v3”)
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edited July 7, 2015
the strings of gossamer – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-strings-of-gossamer-v5.html
(editing original)
edited March 28, 2015
a veil of her sorrow – v9
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-veil-of-her-sorrow-v9.html
(editing version 4)
edited March 28, 2015
a veil of her sorrow – v8
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-veil-of-her-sorrow-v2.html
(editing version 2)
edited March 28, 2015
a veil of her sorrow – v7
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-veil-of-her-sorrow-v7.html
(editing version 6, adding one more stanza)
edited January 21, 2015
the strings of gossamer – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-strings-of-gossamer-v4.html
(editing original again)
edited January 21, 2015
a veil of her sorrow – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-veil-of-her-sorrow-v6.html
(editing original again)
edited October 24, 2014
the strings of gossamer – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-strings-of-gossamer-v3.html
edited October 14, 2014
the strings of gossamer – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-strings-of-gossamer-v2.html
edited October 14, 2014
a veil of her sorrow – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-veil-of-her-sorrow-v5.html
(editing version 4)
edited October 4, 2014
a veil of her sorrow – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-veil-of-her-sorrow-v4.html
(editing original again)
edited October 4, 2014
a veil of her sorrow – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-veil-of-her-sorrow-v3.html
(editing version 2)
Edited September 8, 2013
a veil of her sorrow – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-veil-of-her-sorrow-v2.html
new poem September 8, 2013
a veil of her sorrow
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-veil-of-her-sorrow.html
typed September 7, 2013
the strings of gossamer
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-strings-of-gossamer.html
June 4, 2013
picture by Rakesh Chandode
of “Lamentation of Christ” statue
Prague, Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
with spider web,
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf0vxpXUCw1qzq8eto1_400.png
page 11 of January 2012
National Geographic
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July 22, 2010
A Saturated Membrane
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/07/saturated-membrane.html
walking on Maple Street, near High Street,
Pembroke, NH
about 8:00am
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July 30, 2007 15:18
A Spider Waits
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/spider-waits.html
 
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