Beware of Jorogumo!
Haiku for the Poetry of The Hunt Challenge
Jorogumo sits
Tense, on her toes, patiently
observing her prey.
***
The woman spider
Has all the time in the world
She is in no rush.
***
Cold and curious,
She calculates steps needed
To jump the prey fast.
***
Her short prey stares back,
Petrified by her long limbs:
How many total?
***
Five? No, six, one hides
Behind the dress. Plus two arms.
How fast does she run?
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Not faster than me!
The prey shakes off the stupor,
Turns around to run.
***
You will never know
If the prey escaped away.
The art is static.
***
But you imagine
The woman spider's hunt-and-
play with the scared prey.
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Eating the tired prey
is Jorogumo's reward.
She'd happily smile
***
When she finally
Gobbles up her prey. Always pray
YOU are not her prey.
About the Creator
Lana V Lynx
Avid reader and occasional writer of satire and short fiction. For my own sanity and security, I write under a pen name. My books: Moscow Calling - 2017 and President & Psychiatrist
@lanalynx.bsky.social
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