tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252665479085093292012-02-16T12:02:15.120-08:00Nathan Walker Illustration, etc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16549557740244028388noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625266547908509329.post-43011877162360604082011-07-11T14:57:00.000-07:002011-07-11T15:05:10.929-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">...but with less web swinging, and more guitar!<br />Here's the sketch for our sculpture.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qmduN6qhi34/Thtx3MthOTI/AAAAAAAABMk/dzkILuM5ZU0/s1600/026.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qmduN6qhi34/Thtx3MthOTI/AAAAAAAABMk/dzkILuM5ZU0/s400/026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628217352448457010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And here's the poem that inspired the sketch...<br />by <a href="http://rebeccaqyankes.com/">Rebecca Q Yankes</a><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal">SPIDER<br /><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">With eight legs and eight eyeballs,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Some folks think I’m a freak.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">When I show up in houses,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I make them want to shriek!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">But they don’t know my true self.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’m so misunderstood!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">If only I could speak to them,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">They’d know I’m really good!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I eat all the mosquitoes,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I even catch the fleas,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am your household’s pest control!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It’s just my expertise!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">According to the legends,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’ve had all sorts of roles:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’m weaver, trickster, creator,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’m even seen on scrolls!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Africans revere me!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Muslims think I’m sweet!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Cretans put me on their shields</p> <p class="MsoNormal">‘Cuz I made them complete!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">So when you see me visiting,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Please don’t scream or cry.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’m not as frightening as you think.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’m really a nice guy!</p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/625266547908509329-4301187716236060408?l=spiderfolk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nathan Walker Illustration, etc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16549557740244028388noreply@blogger.com0