Spider
In the memory of my dearest…There was a very little spider in the lower right corner of my kitchen window. It span his tiny net and caught smallest flies appearing from the pots with plants… Once a week, I dusted off his corner with a cloth very carefully, using only my index finger and only when I was sure that you, my darling, had time enough to hide yourself in the window frame.
We lived in harmony.
That was a prelude.
…left my key to my best neighbour when departing for my usual 2-weeks late-autumn sun-holiday and asked her to water my pot-plants. Which she certainly did. The woman is an angel.
Upon returning noticed that my windows were washed. Couldn’t believe my eyes at first, but eventually surrendered to the fact: my windows shone clean! Turned out that the woman liked to wash windows. Indisputably an angel and my appreciation has no limits.
…but my spider was gone.
Now the small flies are flying all over my flat and there’s no one to catch them… And – snow, rain, nearest road – the windows are dirty again.
I hope, my dearest, that your short life in my window corner was happy and plentiful. I miss you so much…
Comments (23)
I had one like that, but he was a monster. He not only ate flies, but also any other spiders which ventured his way. He killed everything in sight.
I was afraid he'd come looking for blood some night when i was sleeping
I love spiders too.....
It was a she...
I didn't keep it. I just let it be. On it's conditions. That's all.
That spider was a part of my surroundings. A very useful one. I really miss it.
Hate spiders though
Thanks!
Signed: spider
Oh, darling, is it you?
I am with ItchyW on this one.
I used to evict them and destroyed their housing complexes on the weekends. But they kept coming back and built more houses and even hotels! I got tired finally. I can only hope that every single of them will emigrate from my house to yours.
Well, my dearest sir, that’s the main meaning in being a Tulefell. We leave the rubbish behind.
Signed: your bBelle
Every and one of you spiders are very welcome to my apartment.
Are you avoiding the question or what?
I don't mind spiders that remove themselves, don't much like the ones that stare me in the eye and won't budge.
8 inches accross.
Funnel Web Spider, fangs apparently strong enough to go through a finger nail.
Think they named him Collosus not as big as the GH but big enough. Venom worse too.