Silver Mansion

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Poetry
S   l   o   w   l   y ,
yet oozing danger,
a spider trail-blazes
the path to her 
silver
mansion

The one I, 
yawning and
weary-eyed,
visit on
sleepless 
nights

I shout—
but there is no point
in getting bewildered—
I’m just 
tripping

                                          / I n  t h i s
                                          i m a g i n a r y
                                          i m p l o s i o n
                                          o f   m y
                                         s l e e p l e s s
                                         m i n d /

Slowly,
but
fearlessly
I approach
the light with
cautious 
steps

I can’t sleep,
I shout—
yet my loving cuddle
keeps escaping
her kiss
of death

                                   / I  d r e a m  o f
                                   a  l i f e  o f  w o n d e r
                                   b a r e l y
                                   h i d d e n  b e h i n d 
                                   h e r  s l i m y
                                   w a l l s /

Truth is
spiders
were never my
chosen companions
in day-dreaming
adventures

Still,
she seems
quirky
enough
to become
my nocturne
muse

As I,
yawning, and
weary-eyed,
follow the path
into her
S  i  l  v  e  r 
M   a   n  s   i   o  n

The Author

Woman. Floaty. Attached. Dettached. Sudden. Note-scribbler. Citizen of the world. Travelling to the moon and back.

10 Comments

    • Thank you for this wonderful feedback lovely!!!!!!! Couldn’t be happier reading this – and glad the power of the spider made you smile haha 🕷️💜🕷️

    • That’s some lovely comment, Sunra!!! 😊 I feel really honoured, I’m a great admirer of your work. Always so creative!

      • Oh thank you, Vintage Black, what a lovely thing to say! I equally always enjoy your sparse clean style, the way you arrange your words, and your accompanying images 🙂

        I am also forever rescuing spiders, ha ha 🙂

        • Great feedback again, Sunra, thank sooo much :)) ! ah hahahha nice!!!!!!!! they are beautifully dark and mysterious creatures (slightly conniving-looking too with all those webs), aren’t they? 😊 looking forward to reading some more of your clever and creatively crafted poems (haven’t been too active on WP lately, but time to get back to it soon). Have a great weekend!! Anna

  1. Beautifully written l think spider is not good for no one well shared 😊😊

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