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Spiders were on my mind

9/6/2023 when I came across ŊGAM DÙ

Con/Jur/d
Sep 6, 2023
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Step by step
slowly I turn
“Niagra Fa… meant
Vietnam!”
Sometimes the jokes get in the way — after the poem a couple of marvelously cool things
Human Being, is an idea he said
Con/Jur/d, 9/6/2023

earlier in the day, after armed with small broom, broken 
        feather duster, hunting spiders, from bow to stern
                  and reading a poem
                                     feeding perch, with 
                                        an eight-legged body
                                    we were addressing our missing
                 mooring ball, kept us anchored
        tethered, among wind and waves
                                    bound, webbed
                                         walking, felt a soft bit
between lips and gums, spitting
             commented
                               there was a spider in my mouth
              didn’t understand the gasps of horror
                        forgot, our mammalian status
                                   systems of classification gone
                                although, one can guess at
                                                the diet, by the color of the scat
                                           saw small flying green protein treats
                                                   after all the scrubbing away
                                                            returns the next day, beneath
                                                                         sticky gossamer zodiacs
                                                            color coded
nothing as elegant, connected as the Mambila
                  divination by Spider
                                       ŊGAM DÙ
                                                   is there
                                                       anything
                                                       more
                                                       human?
                                                          needing clear
                                                                        answers
                                                                 truth
although, in order to understand it
                                                     taps, tremors, leaves, and sticks
                                                     need to drop human
                                                         leave only
                                                                         being.

ŊGAM DÙ
The poem referenced “Don’t Reflect”
Uncivil Savant
Shoals
I have been staring at the eastern horizon, watching the curved line of sea as it changes from silver to gunmetal grey, depending on the disposition of the sun, moon or clouds. No phone signal, no mains electricity, no road. Here are three watery meditations to tide us over, while I attempt to wrangle my grey matter into something of a thinking-in-words…
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24 days ago · 26 likes · 5 comments · Caroline Ross

Most importantly, we rarely ask you to go off-site but this is seriously worth it:

ŊGAM DÙ

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Much love,

Con/Jur/d, 9/6/2023

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