Thursday, October 6, 2016

should it be left in hunger

                                                                                               Attribution: Shenrich91
Image: Adult Female  Black Widow (here)

Sunday's Whirligig 12 given words:
torn leaving everyone regrets tongues fleeting 
brindled (gray with darker streaks or spots.)
gobbled danger cargo hearts flower

3WW given words:
perky (high-spirited,cheery,exuberant)
notable 
oddball (bizarre, non-conforming)

The Black Widow torn between two loves
with tales of destruction leaving everyone
dumbfounded but not living a life of regrets

Should it be having a lover
or should be left in hunger

It set tongues wagging for in a fleeting 
moment it had all happened
The brindled male species was there beside her
and the next moment was there inside her
gobbled without conscience

At least the one in Hong Kong had it easy
Sliced in the night but he lived to tell
Only his male ego was bruised
He looked pretty much the same
from the outside fully clothed

The danger of an unfettered pleasure
and an unguarded moment
It was not in the cargo-hold but right there
at the spider's bridal chamber in
perky circumstances for two hearts

Pretty as a flower but prettier still
as fodder to the bigger-sized female
A notable oddball that could live
for three years as opposed to a vulnerable
male - for only three months on the
average if lucky enough

MMT's Sunday's Whirligig #80
Mish's OLN #181 at d'Verse
Thomg's 3WW #500

22 comments:

  1. Have to watch those black widows, Don't want to go from loved to eaten.

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  2. I don't like spiders, especially ones like The Black Widow.
    Excellent post all the same Hank.
    Yvonne.

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  3. I'm really glad I'm not a black widow. Or a praying mantis. Although sex right before death is the way to go.

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  4. The way of nature, smiles ~ I actually enjoy watching documentaries on nature and creatures as its very enlightening ~

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  5. I think I know her :)
    Well done!
    ZQ

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  6. The spider and the web...I once watched a spider spin a web, I was fascinated by the intricate details.

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  7. I love this part: "The danger of an unfettered pleasure and an unguarded moment"

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  8. For spiders la petit mort is followed by the real thing... has to be worth it I guess.

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  9. Always fascinated me this subject. Life giving moment, seeding the future then death. Pure poetry right?

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  10. Ooh, interesting! Is this true?

    A notable oddball that could live
    for three years as opposed to a vulnerable
    male - for only three months on the
    average if lucky enough

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    1. Yes, as following mating the male gets gobbled.

      Hank

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  11. It set tongues wagging for in a fleeting
    moment it had all happened
    The brindled male species was there beside her
    and the next moment was there inside her
    gobbled without conscience

    My goodness I am intrigued! Excellent write, Hank :D

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  12. Another classic poetic archetype tonight... Intriguing read, playfully realised...
    With Best Wishes Scott

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  13. Love can be a dangerous venture. Interesting response to the prompt, Hank.

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  14. Oh, the sacrifices of...hmm...love? A fascinating write. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. Again you make something in the world very personal and revealing

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  16. Thanks for the reminder, Hank. I had forgotten the life of those spiders. Humans have a parallel and although not eaten, some marriages and arrangements are very one sided, totally subdued, just as well eaten, by their mates.
    ..

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  17. Especially liked this part:

    The brindled male species was there beside her
    and the next moment was there inside her
    gobbled without conscience

    Such a cool turn of phrase there.

    =)

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  18. amazing w0rd play here !
    Interesting poem :)

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  19. the spider beside her became the spider inside her... in more ways than one!

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