Spider One, Spider Two, Spider Free! Poem by Denis Martindale

I expelled TWO of the creepy-crawlers this morning.
They were huge! Three inches across from creepy limb to another.
I was literally up the wall with the dustpan and brush.
The first spider was in the bag, so to speak.
Didn't know what swiped him into the pan.
He was soon out the front door, I can tell you!
Like Evel Can heeve all, straight onto my front garden!
Kerboom! Good night and Good-bye!

The second spider took his time crawling...
Soon he would be across the wall, I thought...
To where I could get him! I waited impatiently...
I watched him a-creeping, tip-ee-toe like,
Until he was in position, then I was ready for him!
But when I swiped him into the pan,
Boy, was he fast on his feet! Where was he?

He had scampered to the edge and the side of the pan.
Oh, no! I fumed. But I twisted the pan onto its side...
I got down from the chair and kept one eye on that spider.
He was still on the move, but I k.k.kept c.c.calm...
And within seconds, he, too, was scooting in mid-air!
Fly, you spider, fer...ly! Erm, not exactly as I planned...
I aimed to the other side of the garden, so I thought,
But he didn't quite make it. He landed on the pathway.
Oh, dear, what a pity, never mind...

As for me, I didn't wait around to shut the front door!
Blam, click, lock! Thank God, it's all over... till the next time!
Till then, I'm spider free! Yet this much I know,
With great power, comes great response ability!


Denis Martindale 26 September 2016.