No, not this one…
You’ll have heard of the spider that got me in spring
How it went for my foot in the car
How it bit me five times
With no reason nor rhyme
Which was going a little too far.
You’ll remember perhaps that it made me quite ill
And my leg went all swollen and round?
Elephantine proportions
And major distortions
..I couldn’t set foot to the ground!
“Aha,” said the doctor, “Emergency room…”
And he sent me to hospital quick
But the antibiotic
They gave me? Chaotic…
Just left me allergically sick.
So emergency room, once again, and for real;
In a state, I was, all faint and choking…
I’d gone down with a clout,
But they sorted me out
…But the spider’s small gun was still smoking.
For months the bites itched, though they healed up and scarred
And although I’m now wary of spiders
I still feel no fear
And they live with me here…
Though the dog can’t abide ’em beside her.
But I had my revenge, inadvertently though…
And they say it’s a cup one should savour…
Though I drank it with glee…
It just was not for me…
Though revenge is now pineapple flavour.
For at breakfast, you see, my host passed me a glass
Full of pineapple juice, freshly poured
But a spider had hidden
Within it unbidden
And being unseen, was ignored…
There are teachings that state that revenge is a sin
And yet others that seek eye for eye…
There are some who just pray
And yet others who say
You should kiss that emotion goodbye.
I was taught that such negative feelings should be
Into oneself absorbed… taken in…
But not literally…
That’s a new one on me…
And yet now I’ve a spider within.
So… the moral to this, for it has to be so
And each tale has to wear its own crown…
When you empty the sink,
Take a moment to think…
And put glasses away upside down.
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
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Wonderful. Very beautiful poetic prose.
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Thanks, Neel.
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Yikes!
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It means, she drank the pineapple juice which had a spider inside !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Horrors !!!!!!!!!!! I too hate spiders.
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It does 🙂
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Oh MY! I didn’t realize you’d had such a serious and dangerous bite–I hope you’re completely recovered. This is a wonderful post…and yes, I always put my glasses upside down 🙂
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Yes thanks, Delyn. 🙂
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Welcome 🙂
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It might not rank up there with ‘Daffodils’ but this was wonderful poetry and I savoured every line e’en though it reminded me of your terrible reaction to the spider bite and the allergic reaction to the antibiotic.I’m so glad you’re well today despite being the woman who has a spider that wriggled and wriggled inside ‘er.
xxx Humongous Hugs Sue xxx
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We all know what happened to that old woman, David… I’m going on a diet 😉
Thank you xxx
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Ooh those spiders!!!
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There is one less in the world… 😉
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ROFL!!! 😀
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I have heard that they don’t like conkers. Where can a get some? Conkers will be better than eating them, I think!
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Most things would be better… 😉
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When I read this you so remind me of my dad – in a good way and without the moustache….
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I was just reaching for the tweezers there, Geoff 🙂
Thank you.
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Oh, my tummy is feeling very queasy at the thought of swallowing a spider. Hope you won’t try swallowing the rest of the animals to catch it – cat next, I think!
By the way, you never told us (or maybe I missed it) if you actually found the spider which attacked you?
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I wasn’t best pleased about it myself, Mary 😉 And no… I know what happened to that old woman…used to sing that to my sons.
Actually yes I did… but karma had got there first. I turned up, neatly pressed, caught in the door frame of the car.
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Revenge is a dish best served cold. I assume it was cold juice.
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Straight from the fridge … 😉
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That would put a crimp in the idea of keeping a glass of water on nightstand in case you’ve become thirsty in the middle of the night and not awake enough to get all the way up to turn the light on…
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Go for a screw top bottle, Darcy 😉
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OMG. Glad you’re on the mend, Sue. I don’t believe I’d just be wary of spiders after all that. Forgive me for screaming. Eeeeeeekkke.
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It’s the little ones I now give a wide berth to, Tess. And the ones that have a penchant for pineapple juice… 😉
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Ooh, that gave me the shivers, Sue. I do always store cups and glasses upside down, perhaps for that reason. Poor you – hope it’s not wriggling and wriggling inside you too much!
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Don’t, Helen… even the thought… 😦
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An ingested pineapple-loving spider … I wonder what she’ll come back as? 🙂
Since our Autumn rains arrived we’ve had an infestation of long-legged spiders of assorted varieties and sizes. Mrs Widds appears to be a favourite target of theirs. I suppose its their warped sense of humor that they head straight for the ‘oomins who find them the least appealing. A bit like cats really. 😀
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I don’t mind them on the whole..or on the curtains, walls or ceiling (except in the bedroom…) but I admit the smaller ones I give a wider berth to these days. They seem to like me though…you can’t get closer than the last one 😉
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Ah well, it’ll all come out in the end! 🙂
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Of that there is little doubt 😉
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Wow! And yuck! 🙂
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Both of those 😉
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Your experiences with spiders are monumental, Sue. Drinking one is not something I would like to happen to me! Right now we are enjoying their wondrous webs around our land. I usually give them wide birth, but always scoop out any I find alive in our pool.
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Their webs are something else entirely. Nothing as beautiful as cobwebs drenched in dew.
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PS GREAT poetry! 🙂
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Thanks, Noelle 🙂
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I believe you should now swallow the bird to catch the spider (Ani could probably assist with that) if you are following tradition (assuming you had previously consumed a fly)? Hehe loved the rhyme Sue, you haven’t had much luck with the things this year have you? KL ❤
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Ee-www! Hope that spider didn’t bite your insides!
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It was dead, judging by how much of it was left in the glass 😉
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