Woven Work

dew bejeweled
a spider’s
glittering tapestry

Apotropaic Magic

morning reveals
the old tree’s protection
of dreamcatchers

The Half Spider Web Said

how we live
is
who we are

Sewn

the spider’s thread
with tensile strength of steel
stitches dawn to day

Veil

spider spins
a spiritual veil
between heaven and earth

Thread

an icicle pendulum
suspended by a spider’s thread
metronome of sun and clouds

Shroud

iris is cloaked
in the spider’s shroud
to be seen again
on their spring resurrection