The Spider by Philippe Blenkiron

The Spider Philippe Blenkiron "Is God a Spider?" I asked,"constantly weavingelectron threads into spiraling elemental webs?His iron will, spun with a silk of liquid steel,torn by the slightest of whims? His tenacious tapestry resewn,a glistening embroidery of frosted jewelled fibrils?""God scares me," you said,"In the corner of the room,observant, unmoving,a silent host of eyes.His uncanny mechanics,a mystery of hydraulic inkwrapped in adhesive shadow."But He's a friend," she replied"Call Him carpenter,cellar-dweller,a long-limbed daddy, because He eats flies like sins, laboursin your shed while you hammer and nail,accompanies your best wine.Raise a toast, man, raise your cup high to the ceiling to Himthen you can slide something thinbetween the glass and the walland take Him outsideso he doesn't bother anyone."Mentioned in this episode:Write After with One Poem OnlyWrite After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. If you want to join: Listen to a poem from the month of April on One Poem Only, then write your own in response. I will pick one for each day to read in June for a special series: One Poem After 🍎🍏 Submissions close May 15.Write After Submissions Form