Saturday, September 24, 2011

Web Master

weave me,  spinning
thread bare strands of life
as only you can
into silken beauty of brokenness

stretch me
far beyond what I could ever know
as only you can
adorn me with unwasted tears,
collected

lest I think I’m some kind of Rumplestiltskin
pretending to know the intricacies
of weaving gold from dust
as only you can

Patricia Spreng

You keep track of all my sorrows.  You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.  Psalm 56:8

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22 comments:

  1. ClaudiaSeptember 24, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    beautiful play on the rumpelstilzchen (as we say in germany..) weaving gold from dust...and He can..loved this

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  2. MarySeptember 24, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Spiders do indeed spin beautiful webs. Your pictures were beautiful and poem well woven!

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  3. DaydreamertooSeptember 24, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Gorgeous. I love to see spider webs. They are so intricate and lovely and with dew on them sparkling, beautiful.
    Your prose is also lovely.

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  4. Brian MillerSeptember 24, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    nice...like your use of the repitition, driving the truth to the heart of this poemm...lovely and true patricia...have a wonderful weekend!

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  5. hedgewitchSeptember 24, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Nice use of the repeating phrase here, Patricia. You hang the poem around it and it helps focus the reader on the images. Enjoyed it.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Beautiful piece, pictures included. The first two stanzas are like a prayer and the ending puts things in perspective. This would work well over at Poetry Jam, too.

    ~laurie

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    into silken beauty of brokenness

    stretch me
    far beyond what I will ever know
    as only you can

    Too true, wonderful poem.

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    I love the silken beauty of brokenness--strength of a web. Lovely spinning.

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  9. David rupertSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:21 PM

    You had me at webmaster. Very creative!

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  10. ScarletSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    A meaningful one... no only He can do it, the real web master.

    Happy weekend ~

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  11. ed pilollaSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    i like the idea of being weaved, of being constructed, of being stretched. like idea of asking for it, too, with possible ramifications.

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  12. ayalaSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    nice....I like the idea of being stretched...silken beauty of brokenness....lovely!!!!!!!!!!

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    lovely spun words fitting the pics just right...

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  14. S.M. AbelesSeptember 25, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    "Silken beauty of brokeness" = amazing! Lovely.

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  15. Mark KerstetterSeptember 25, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    I like how you wove your poem with the verse from Psalms and the photos - all beautiful.

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  16. BeachannySeptember 25, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    You wove a beautiful work of art here "as only you can". Well done. G.

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  17. SheilaSeptember 25, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    This is heavenly!

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  18. GlynnSeptember 25, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    Weave me - stretch me - adorn me. Wonderful proem.

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    A beautifully woven poem on Him and His mastery.

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  20. Cathy FeasterSeptember 26, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    I enjoyed the repetition and comparisons of the poem...and the pics of the webs are terrific too!

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  21. UnknownSeptember 26, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    very lovely images.
    you definitely caught me in your web :)
    ~deb

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  22. Bonnie GraySeptember 26, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    What BEAUTIFUL poetry -- so much in such artfully enveloped phrases of reflection.

    And the Psalm 56:8 -- I haven't heard it in that translation. Perfectly spun for us. THANK YOU, friend!

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