Spiders, Wisps, and Shifting Bones
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Spider

upon silken strands
not one can master
can fail to get lost
become entangled
surrender the struggle
infinite intricacy
is not to be figured
is not to be controlled
cannot be eluded
escaped from
tread out onto the abyss
here lies endless fabric
it lies not in the illusion
of strings spun before
dried bones
desiccated shells

come undone
at its edges
this web is always fraying
tiptoeing upon
gossamer ends
waving, weaving into nothing
stop grasping, let go
with your next foothold
creation is assured
*Published in Monsters, Avatars, and Angels

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# Excerpt from the Wisp ...*

Brynndalin had watched Bara leave St. Catherine’s and walk down Windfall Boulevard. Her gaze didn’t flicker when Bara cut across the park with the chestnut trees. Patiently, she waited outside the café. She didn’t dare go inside for fear she’d be discovered by even more powerful eyes. She followed Bara across the square and watched her enter the library. Unseen by all, she pushed through the glass doors and pursued down into the stacks. She had a plan, a plan for Bara. The air shook with the power of her dark intent. The eternal wait was all but over.
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A Shift in the Reins

a shift in
the reins
from south-west
to north
a palomino
takes cover
no more wind dances
manes are tamed
with woollen sombreros

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