Beyond Charlotte's Web Poem by Micah Krahn

i'm not sure i 'like' your use of barraged BUT i am not the poet of B.C.W.! i copied this: bar·rage b?'räZH/ noun noun: barrage; plural noun: barrages 1. a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area. synonyms: bombardment, cannonade; More gunfire, shelling; salvo, volley, fusillade; historicalbroadside an artillery barrage a concentrated outpouring, as of questions or blows. she was not prepared for his barrage of questions synonyms: deluge, stream, storm, torrent, onslaught, flood, shower, spate, tide, avalanche, hail, blaze; More abundance, mass, profusion a barrage of criticism verb verb: barrage; 3rd person present: barrages; past tense: barraged; past participle: barraged; gerund or present participle: barraging 1. bombard (someone) with something. his doctor was barraged with unsolicited advice Origin mid 19th cent.: from French, from barrer ‘to bar, ’ of unknown origin. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i DID like the constellation of endless webbing - - - - - - - - - - - this: reverentially twisting into a fine threaded mesh. made me do some research online: rev·er·ent 'rev(?) r?nt, 'rev?rnt/ adjective adjective: reverent 1. feeling or showing deep and solemn respect. a reverent silence synonyms: respectful, reverential, admiring, devoted, devout, dutiful, awed, deferential More a reverent silence Origin late Middle English: from Latin reverent- ‘revering, ’ from the verb revereri (see revere) . ya know, Micah, for the last fifty years+............. i've held the belief that when the Boy Scout Law stated that a scout is: trustworthy loyal helpful friendly courteous kind obedient cheerful thrifty brave clean (and) reverent .....the Law was saying 'reverent' to God and, thereby, that a Scout is a believer in God. since those days i have lost the belief in God, and now the boy scout organization has a very loose interpretation of what 'religious' beliefs a scout should have [not to mention, though i just did, that the organizations is now more accepting toward participation by gays; i wonder how many of our leaders and scouts were gay............hmm? ; good for BSA! on both counts]. now i see the definition and realize they might not have been referring to reverence for God at all! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gracefully descending from above the joists from a single flawless silky strand revealing a most beautiful creature ...........the wording here seems a bit improper. is there such a thing in poetry as improper? ? ? AND in a spider, her long delicate legs humbly caressing the beauty deep within her confines of her own masterpiece. ..........how about the confines? ok; use her' if you wish! ! ! ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i liked the alliterations or alliteration-like sounds made by: slithering ascending shadows and barraged between each beam. very nice! :) thanks for sharing. i have two poems dealing with spiders in showers, bathroom showers. bri :)