The tiny spiders
have left their tent.
They stayed there for several days,
making short forays
into the broader world

It’s said they’re born
knowing how to spin,
with the geometry
of their own span and cubit
expressed in perfect webs
that match their size

When I consider
the range and scale of life,
it strikes me as impossible
that things so small
can be so intricate

Yet it is so,
and maybe I’d do well
to step back from the snobbery of size
and seek to learn
from anything that teaches.

©Wendy Mulhern
May 27, 2017