poetry thursday
Unknown
Like a spider suspended
from a beam, the moment
swayed. The silk
of the web was invisible.
Belief seemed an unlikely thing.
And the spider herself was monstrous,
a spotted bulb with transparent legs
sharp as hooks. She fidgeted in midair,
plucked the strings of the web
to re-create a keyhole,
to make herself
the key into the next passage.
Nothing seemed apparent.
The breeze moved through the keyhole.
I wanted to flatten
against a wall like a moth.
Two lips holding back a cry.
Jennifer Grotz
This is from Grotz's 2003 collection of poems entitled Cusp. I chose it this morning because, for me, it speaks to this idea that is turning around in my mind (that I wrote about yesterday). This idea that we need to let it out. To let go of the fear of the unknown...
Please join me and post a poem today. If you accept my invitation, send me an email and I will post a link to your blog in my sidebar here. If you don't have a blog but would like to share a poem, please leave it here in the comments of this post.
May the words you read today invite a shift in your perspective.
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Reader Comments (13)
wonderful poem. i love your parting blessing. beautiful!
just beautiful. I know that I hold myself so tight inside I may just burst. It is a scary way of holding in all the loose ends. Thank you for the urging to let go. I don't think I am ready, but I am responding to your insights.
I love this poem...it's just beautiful.
Wonderful poem....and blessing. I will find a poem to post for you later today. We should all make room for more poetry in our lives!
i've posted a poem on my blog. :-)
http://katspaws.blogs.com/kats_paws/2006/03/poetry_thursday.html" REL="nofollow">right here!
Thanks for introducing me to this poet. Looks like the participant list for Poetry Thursday is getting larger! So glad you introduced and sponsored this. :)
very interesting poem...
i like it...
i'm a little late getting
mine up there
although i had "chosen"
it on thursday...
ahhhhh..
the best of intentions
:)
This is a fabulous poem--both powerful and haunting! I'm making a list of all of the gifted poets you've been introducing me to--thank you!
great poem.
Liz, I already told you I appreciated this poem and the new (to me) poet you have introduced. Just wanted to say I also found so much diversity in the poems shared by the others who are doing Poetry Thursday. It's a great idea.
Maureen
beautiful and haunting poem.
thank you for this.
I am afraid of spiders but love poems about them...
and the song:
Itsy Bitsy spider is one of my favorites
so this poem, for me
is balm to my soul
Beautiful words. Congrats on starting a poetry craze around the internet...its awesome!
a.