Day 2 / Poem 2

I don't want to alarm you, but there are two photos at the end of this post. The first is of a Spiderman watch. The second is of a spider. Now you know.

Today's poem started a couple days ago, I suppose, when my friend Erika posted her amazing photo of a jumping spider. I fell in love with the photo (let's be clear about this: the *photo* - I love learning about spiders, I love pictures of spiders, but I have been known to shriek when encountering a real live specimen. Especially if over 1/8th inch in size). I knew I would end up writing about this mama spider, but I hadn't yet figured out how.

This morning was the first day of 3rd grade for my daughter, a morning she has been anxiously anticipating for weeks. She'd had her outfit picked out for a couple weeks, and back to school shopping had led to another round of discussions on "what stores think girls like" versus "what girls really like."

What this one girl, at least, really likes - is proud of liking - is Spiderman.

And so, walking back home, today's poem was born.

Spiderman watch.

Photo by Erika Sanders (c)2014 / Jumping Spider