A Lonely Widow’s Lament
She advertised for company and put it on the web.
Discouraged with the “no response,” she felt her patience ebb.
She pined so much for conference and knew that it was wrong,
and yet she vowed she’d make do with whatever came along.
She promised she’d be tranquil, not expect a fast response.
She relaxed and did some weaving, there beneath the garden sconce.
The comfort of the sunlight helped her not to worry.
She’d give a little leeway, no need for any hurry.
A gentle breeze assisted her in sinking into dreaming.
It didn’t help a widow to spend her day in scheming.
And, soon enough a jerky movement set her heart to beating.
A fly caught in her cobweb meant that she would soon be eating!
Although I have the perfect photo to illustrate this poem, I didn’t want to give away the ending, so I’m leaving it unillustrated. To see the illustration for it, go HERE.
Prompt words today are conference, assist, cobweb, leeway and comfort.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
This is such a clever poem. You feel it’s about a lonely lady until you realize all the clever clues and the end point it out to be a spider. Applause to you, Judy.
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Great poem Judy.
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Brilliant. What a twist. I was expecting something else. Realy clever.
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Ah.. so glad I fooled you. Didn’t want to publish “the” photo and give it away too soon.
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You did the right thing. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Sharing Thoughts.
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Thanks, Indira. It’s an honor to be shared by you.
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My pleasure, dear.
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On the web just took on new meaning. Ew. I’m really not fond of spiders, though I firmly believe they are entitled to live as long as they don’t do it in MY house.
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So clever, Judy.
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Thanks, Sue.
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This is great!
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Thanks, Martha. Did I fool you ’til the end?
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Yes! 🙂
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A great poem, nice to read some good rhyming poetry for a change.
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Thanks. I seem to be entangled in rhyme. I figure it keeps channels open in the brain…
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