• A formidable female,
    This eight-legged cougar
    Of scimitar claws.

    Her body wrapped
    Yellow-Black
    Like crime-scene tape.

    She hangs suspended
    On her woven web
    At once her castle
    And her tangle-trap.

    Within her shudder-sweet
    Gossamer halls
    She keeps her harem
    And her pantry.