A dozen plump oranges were hanging from the tree.
A dozen plump spiders had encircled each one
with a dozen white webs.
Kitty tried to bat one away
but it just crawled toward the couch
and back again.
You sprayed them with water
but the fruit couldn’t be saved.
Except by me waking up.
Which I did,
and killed them
the only way I know how.
© 2023 Jennifer Wagner
Makes my skin prickle! I think that tree must be really important to you :) and very clever with Dwight.
ReplyDeleteAy yi yi. I'll just have an apple, I guess. What a creepy nightmare! At least we can dispel them by waking; sometimes that's a true relief!
ReplyDeleteSpiders in a dream.... very insightful... you should read up on Auntiflo what they portend. (Rajesh)
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