[Hi friends! A new month brings the return of a dear old friend, L.E. Leone, who herein contemplates love, sleep, spiders & light—enjoy!]
BROWN RECLUSE
Spider on a lamp
next to my sleeping lover’s head
so big you could hear it
almost
breathing. Shhh. Keep sleeping
dear heart, I said, unplugging
the lamp, lifting it like
a torch. There is too much
light in this world
as it is
L.E. Leone
© 2011
An economy with words and a exuberant generosity with ideas and emotions.
ReplyDeleteSweet, creepy and a little bit melancholy. And I agree with the first commenter - how so much is said in so few words.
ReplyDeleteHi Alan & HKatz
ReplyDeleteAlan: What a great comment, & one I heartily endorse! Thanks.
HKatz: Yes, it's all those things indeed. Thanks so much!