July 26, 2003 ~ I sat for an hour to watch a spider ~ Daydreaming I suppose Staring out the window Thinking of something beautiful Suddenly something caught my eye A tiny spider dancing before my face ~ Up and down - side to side Back and forth it moved so swiftly I'd never sat to watch this before Swinging swiftly from end to end Arching its web ~ Gently draping silken threads So finely woven just barely visible The spider moved so quick It certainly had a mission Its threads to catch tonight's dinner maybe? ~ This tiny almost alien creature Building its home upon a window screen So intent on weaving its web I thought to myself just one swift breeze And it will be gone forever ~ I compared the web to a life I've known Working so diligently Caring loving and sharing Giving all that's possible Then suddenly under a small strain all can be gone ~ Thom