07-10-2021, 12:24 AM
edit2;
tiny spider crossed
deeply-patterned rug
negotiating each plateau
without anticipating
its next obstacle:
had it learned that system when
insect-striving gained rug’s end
flat tiles extending
out of touch, unending
freedom like an angel’s way?
Thanks again to the critics. The comma was easy, but struggled with what the em dash was trying to do. In the end, decided S2 was consequent to S1 so a full colon was appropriate. Tiny changes, but it's a tiny spider
tiny spider crossed
deeply-patterned rug
negotiating each plateau
without anticipating
its next obstacle:
had it learned that system when
insect-striving gained rug’s end
flat tiles extending
out of touch, unending
freedom like an angel’s way?
Thanks again to the critics. The comma was easy, but struggled with what the em dash was trying to do. In the end, decided S2 was consequent to S1 so a full colon was appropriate. Tiny changes, but it's a tiny spider
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