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November 16, 2018

Poetry Friday--Probably Not What You Were Expecting

I'm sure you were expecting yet another haiku or cherita, or maybe one of my Robin Hood poems--surprise! None of the above.

There are people who have a visceral effect to images of spiders, so, if you are one, it's probably best to leave right now.

The following video supposedly went viral last week on the internet. I can understand why! It is amazing. And utterly fascinating!



As you can understand if you've watched it, the spider video has been spreading under the name, "dog head spider." I find the name a little sinister, don't you? Bunny Harvestman, its "real" name, takes my imagination to innocuous springtime themes.

So, without further ado, although it's nearly Thanksgiving, let's celebrate Easter!


© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved. The illustration is a mash-up of several public domain images.

Text:

Prep Work

Teeny tiny jelly beans in
flavors exotic or plain
picked by bunny harvesters
in sun or in the rain
fill the empty spaces
between your Easter treats
of dark chocolate eggs
and marshmallow Peeps®.

I imagine a whole crew of bunny-headed spiders, working for the Easter Bunny, harvesting jelly beans from beanstalks, and then dropping them into waiting baskets. I see the spiders' webs and silk functioning like cranea in a shipyard.

A word about the rhyme. I know "treats" and "Peeps®" are slightly off. I would have been better served using "treats" and "sweets," but, I'm a big Peeps® fan, and those little yellow marshmallow blobs are my Easter candy of choice. (Unfortunately, Peeps® have been so heavily promoted over the past few years for every holiday and poor-excuse-for-a-holiday, that they are no longer something to look forward to. But, I digress...)

I'll probably kick myself next April when I have to scrounge around for an Easter post!

Linda at Teacher Dance will undoubtedly have more seasonally appropriate poetry links today at the Poetry Friday Round-Up!

19 comments:

  1. I love it! The spider video (doesn't bother me) and the connections you made to it and the fun poem that results. What a productive week for you. I'll bet that feels wonderful. I especially love the idea of filling the empty spaces between treats. That's a marvelous idea. Way to go, you!

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    1. Thanks, Linda! I'm glad the video didn't bother you!

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  2. Your imagination and connection muscles are mighty strong, Diane! You won't have anything to worry about come Eastertime...there will probably be a pumpkin that leads to a poem!

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  3. Delightful poem! Yeah, bunny harvestmen much more appealing than dog head spider! :-)

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  4. No, I didn't expect it and I also did not see this video anywhere, so thanks for that. My daughter felt very brave last week taking Imi, who loves all insects, to the Butterfly Pavillion, not for the butterflies but for a new display of many giant orb weavers. She said the head was about the size of a coffee cup! I'll share this with her, and how fun to already prep for Easter - ha! The idea of the harvest for jelly beans is pretty funny, Diane. And I understand about the peeps, every holiday now! Happy Thanksgiving!

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    1. Thank you, Linda! And thanks for being my weather forecaster. Whenever you post snow pics I know that in a few days' time, we'll have it here! I just finished shoveling!

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  5. Wow, what a fascinating video! That's one odd spider! Love your Easter bunnyish take. I've said it before; I love how your mind works -- what an imagination! :)

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  6. Cool dancing spider, Diane! Wouldn't have connected it with jelly beans - love that you did! Happy Thanksgiving/Easter!

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    1. Thanks, Vicki! Happy holiday of choice to you, too!

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  7. It may have been a mistake to watch the spider so close to bedtime. Here's hoping he's not in my dreams! It's amazing how you transferred from the spider's name to your delightful poem. Yes, you'll probably wish you'd saved it for next spring!

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  8. I had missed this video, but I'm glad I took time to watch it today. And I love the image of those bunny harvester spiders picking jelly beans to leave in baskets. Of course, if I spread that idea to my daughter, I just might be off the hook for filling any more baskets!

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  9. Well that's the best video I've watched in a while! I think that harvestman (woman?) looks more like my friend Totoro than a bunny, but love your jelly bean harvesters!

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  10. I'm usually a big fan of spiders but I hope I never get any closer eye to eye with that bunny harvestman than in your video–cool though it really does look like a bunny and it inspired a wonderful jelly bean poem too!

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  11. Well LOL dear Diane! Appreciations for being so delightfully "off topic!" I luv jumping into candy thoughts any time & this rhyme is super fine. The fun you had with it colors the lines. Brava!

    Happy Thanksgiving, with jelly beans on top!

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