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Poem likening my mother to a spider at the center of our family web. 1st draft was in 2011 |
| My mother's like a spider in the centre of her web, spinning silken threads to bind her children to her and to each other. She uses her knowledge and skills to influence every family member so they care deeply for their siblings' welfare and reserve their greatest love to her.. She gathers her descendants like decorations around her and makes her shiny web attractive and hypnotic. Every Sunday morning's a family celebration with all her grandchildren playing in the attic while their parents gather downstairs listening to her spread good news and family memories. (Author's note: ---- Some of this is first draft because I've made so many amendments and added 8 new lines. I think I need one more verse to make it end less abruptly --- |