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Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #2316158

The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
June 1, 2025 at 6:52am
June 1, 2025 at 6:52am
#1090412
SUNDAY, 06.01.25

Gravity Defied

Oh, mister Daddy Longlegs,
eight spindly legs akimbo,
wavering in indecision,
undecided where to go,
do you dream of lazy cobwebs
dangling from a darkened ceiling,
and will you skitter on the wall,
to leave the ladies all a-reeling?



Line count: 8
Rhymed abcb
For Express It In Eight, 06.01.25
Prompt: Write a gangly poem.



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