heavy work everyplace

From other 

angles the 

fibers look 

fragile, but 

not from the 

spider’s, always 

hauling coarse 

ropes, hitching 

lines to the 

best posts 

possible. It’s 

heavy work 

everyplace, 

fighting sag, 

winching up 

give. It 

isn’t ever 

delicate 

to live. 

 

[Kay Ryan {1945- } 'Spiderweb', from The Best of It]

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