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Spider's Dance

April 16, 2010
By Kandabear SILVER, East Bend, North Carolina
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Kandabear SILVER, East Bend, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"I went insane from long intervals of sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe
"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say but what we are unable to say." - Unknown
"You must say drunk on writing so that reality can not destory you." - Ray Bradbury

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Her hands work with sickly delicacy
To restore the tattered frays
Her home is gone and world lost
And she is battered and fragile
She gathers the strands
Of her existence in her arms

Gracefully she dances
Weaving life again in the destruction
Sorrow persuades her
But never halts her endeavor
She is never wrong
Only changes her mind
In the course of the struggle

She spins her web
Of truth and lies
Crestfallen but not trodden
She spins her life again
Of rebirth, Of dreams, Of madness
Until she finishes
And her hands stop
And solitude is her treasured company

The author's comments:
This piece is dedicated to my mother. I was asked in a class to write a piece using personification to represent, through an animal, someone I knew or myself. I chose a spider and my mother. It might seem strange but I believe that my work depicts the spider's ability to surpass destruction well, which reflects my mother's strength. Thank you. Hope you enjoy.
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Kandabear SILVER said...
on May. 26 2010 at 11:44 am
Kandabear SILVER, East Bend, North Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 93 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I went insane from long intervals of sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe
"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say but what we are unable to say." - Unknown
"You must say drunk on writing so that reality can not destory you." - Ray Bradbury

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Omg really?!?! :D Thank you so much! That really makes my day ^^
Kandabear SILVER said...
on May. 26 2010 at 11:44 am
Kandabear SILVER, East Bend, North Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 93 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I went insane from long intervals of sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe
"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say but what we are unable to say." - Unknown
"You must say drunk on writing so that reality can not destory you." - Ray Bradbury

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Thank you :) I don't normally write poetry.
IvyVine SILVER said...
on May. 24 2010 at 1:24 pm
IvyVine SILVER, Unknown, Indiana
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amazing! Its got a wonderful flow to it!
RawyaAviva SILVER said...
on May. 21 2010 at 10:26 pm
RawyaAviva SILVER, Tuolumne, California
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Beatiful! I love how lyrical this is yet without losing any power. Your mom sounds like she is a very strong indivual. I am tagging it as a favorite
Kandabear SILVER said...
on May. 20 2010 at 7:54 am
Kandabear SILVER, East Bend, North Carolina
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"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say but what we are unable to say." - Unknown
"You must say drunk on writing so that reality can not destory you." - Ray Bradbury

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Haha thanks so much SUPERMANdh. lol. I plan on reading your reaper pieces asap
Kandabear SILVER said...
on May. 20 2010 at 7:53 am
Kandabear SILVER, East Bend, North Carolina
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Thank you my faithful reader ^^
Kandabear SILVER said...
on May. 20 2010 at 7:53 am
Kandabear SILVER, East Bend, North Carolina
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"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say but what we are unable to say." - Unknown
"You must say drunk on writing so that reality can not destory you." - Ray Bradbury

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Thank you for the comment =)
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on May. 19 2010 at 2:37 pm
sunnyhunny PLATINUM, Litchfield, New Hampshire
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Really great.  I mean it.  I love the part about her gathering the strands of her existence in her arms.
We-R-3 BRONZE said...
on May. 18 2010 at 7:10 pm
We-R-3 BRONZE, Orlando, Florida
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I love it the personification is amazing, I saw the spider the entire time
.Escape.From.This.Afterlife. GOLD said...
on May. 17 2010 at 10:28 am
.Escape.From.This.Afterlife. GOLD, Short Hills, New Jersey
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Wow...I really liked this, you're very talented!!  Amazing work!
Kandabear SILVER said...
on May. 17 2010 at 9:59 am
Kandabear SILVER, East Bend, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
"I went insane from long intervals of sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe
"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say but what we are unable to say." - Unknown
"You must say drunk on writing so that reality can not destory you." - Ray Bradbury

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Thank you so much! That's kind of you. I worked to make the illusion as vivid as I could.
Thorn BRONZE said...
on May. 16 2010 at 10:54 am
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That was really good! I saw the spider the whole time.