tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post4672986330050040860..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: Birthing From SilkSusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-78824239271509466982013-06-19T17:53:26.426-05:002013-06-19T17:53:26.426-05:00@Akila, thank you. I learned a lot from reading ab...@Akila, thank you. I learned a lot from reading about the spider myself.<br />@Herotomost, thanks! I would love to hear you scream like a little girl...lolSusie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-37819508009426738702013-06-19T00:13:16.593-05:002013-06-19T00:13:16.593-05:00Oooolala.....those first lines kill! Creepy spider...Oooolala.....those first lines kill! Creepy spider stuff aside Susie, this is a very tight piece of work. I will never view spiders the same, I will still scream like a little girl when I see one though....lol.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-81279066286014819522013-06-18T06:11:12.936-05:002013-06-18T06:11:12.936-05:00very very beautiful! you have opened a new window ...very very beautiful! you have opened a new window of thoughts here. TCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-3717779537219631642013-06-17T18:49:43.881-05:002013-06-17T18:49:43.881-05:00@VaNdAnA..thank you
@LaTonya, Thanks. No matter ho...@VaNdAnA..thank you<br />@LaTonya, Thanks. No matter how great the mother there comes a time when the child must make her/his own way.<br />@J Cosmo Newberry..thanks<br />@Hank, Thanks so much!<br />@Sayantini, Thanks!<br />@sreeja, thanks so much!<br />@Grace, thank you. Nature does have some hard lesson<br />@Marian,Thanks<br />@Jim, thank you. <br />@Helen, thanks. I feel even in the insect world mothers do what they can to see their children nurtured and try to insure their survival.<br />@Timoteo,I promise I won't bite..lol<br />@Kay, thank you and thanks for the prompt!<br />@Sherry, thanks!<br />@hedgewitch, thank you. We often view things like spiders as sinister when they are merely doing their best to survive and when given the choice they keep their distance from we humans.<br /> Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-9326684787505401192013-06-17T13:35:03.526-05:002013-06-17T13:35:03.526-05:00You have given us scientific fact in a very engagi...You have given us scientific fact in a very engaging form, Susie--the spider certainly seems more practical than sinister, and the measured cadence reminds us that the balance of nature has its own logic.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-31949294286738048812013-06-17T12:22:11.969-05:002013-06-17T12:22:11.969-05:00Wow, I didnt know this about spiders. I especially...Wow, I didnt know this about spiders. I especially love "which children will find strength".....just like humans! Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-92187054411250978652013-06-17T11:30:03.473-05:002013-06-17T11:30:03.473-05:00So nicely done, Susie. I was hoping someone would ...So nicely done, Susie. I was hoping someone would make a connection with the spider's patient motherhood, and you've nailed it. Thank you!<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-84975046881647151592013-06-17T10:42:10.197-05:002013-06-17T10:42:10.197-05:00As the male spider, I think it's time for me t...As the male spider, I think it's time for me to leave...sorry I can't stay for lunch. Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-35323960369898737192013-06-17T10:38:05.073-05:002013-06-17T10:38:05.073-05:00I may have to change the way I view spiders! Beau...I may have to change the way I view spiders! Beautiful poem ~~ makes this spider seem almost human.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-63659667300089787252013-06-17T09:00:41.508-05:002013-06-17T09:00:41.508-05:00I like the 'silk purse' womb, Susie. Silk...I like the 'silk purse' womb, Susie. Silk purses represent riches, our lady spider has put all her riches in her special place.<br /><br />Really great!<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-30376110824765232472013-06-17T08:41:14.638-05:002013-06-17T08:41:14.638-05:00love it, Susie.love it, Susie.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04030161532713347225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-73318934131704255652013-06-17T08:18:26.785-05:002013-06-17T08:18:26.785-05:00I like the silk purse, portable womb~ But to leav...I like the silk purse, portable womb~ But to leave it to fate to determine which children will survive, pretty tough lessons of life ~Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-53580110821992570132013-06-17T07:51:12.770-05:002013-06-17T07:51:12.770-05:00beautifully written!beautifully written!Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-37514074361769260412013-06-17T07:35:44.182-05:002013-06-17T07:35:44.182-05:00Tender and affectionate like only a mother can be....Tender and affectionate like only a mother can be. Loved your poem and a mother's eager wait to see her baby. Well done :)<br /><br />-Sayantini Bhattacharya<br /><a href="http://sayantini-bhattacharya.blogspot.in" rel="nofollow">another part of me</a>Sayantinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726797349113010237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-61717769070818308032013-06-17T06:42:24.373-05:002013-06-17T06:42:24.373-05:00Clever slant to combine the strength of the silky ...Clever slant to combine the strength of the silky web to the bond of motherly instinct. Great write Susie!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-79662242002244568562013-06-17T06:09:39.801-05:002013-06-17T06:09:39.801-05:00I'll never look at spiders quite the same agai...I'll never look at spiders quite the same again.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-4594508764605111542013-06-17T06:09:23.316-05:002013-06-17T06:09:23.316-05:00A tender observation. Particularly like the line a...A tender observation. Particularly like the line about children making their way.LaTonya Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837979981517423142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-26566405201771918222013-06-17T01:48:43.203-05:002013-06-17T01:48:43.203-05:00Such a motherly and beautiful depiction of a spide...Such a motherly and beautiful depiction of a spider's love...amazing!!!Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.com