THIS EVENT STORY IS MEANT
TO BE READ ALOUD,
WITH EXPRESSION
AND SOME PANIC!
This Adventure Begins,.....Early One Morning,
Before Dawns Sunrise Shining,
Or Very Late At Night,
When Crystal And I
Decided...Un-Wisely,...To Ride Our Bikes,....
So Off We Pedaled, Fearless & Invincible,...
Being Very Light Of Heart,...
Off,... Off,...Off,....
... Into The Very Dark !
And Took An "Unusual" Turn
Onto A Road Side Trail,
Leading Into What Appeared
As A Wooded 'Gully' And 'Vale',....
Our Head-Lights On Our Fore-Heads Beaming,
...Barely Lit The Way,...
With A Pale Light, Far, Far,..
From The Dawn Of Day,
...Darkness Narrowed,...
The Deeper We Rode,...
Down, Down ,Down,
...The Dirt Bed Road.
Fearless, Totally Ignoring Our Chill,
Crystal And I,
Coast Down, Down, Down....
On The Descending Hill
Deeper, Deeper, Into A Trap,
Darkness Around Us,...Shrinking,
Now,...Seeing.... Lights,... Blinking!
Yes, All Around Us, Tiny Lights Reflected,
Green,.. Blue,... Yellow,... White,...
Why, Some Things,.... Every-Where
Were Reflecting Our Beaming,..
Narrow Light!
On The Ground, To The Right,...
High In The Trees,...
Even In The Clefts...
Of The Plowed Field ,
On The Left !
Lights, Blinking,.....Every-Where!
"Lady, Slow Down", Said I,
"What Are Those Reflections?"
"There Are So Many,
Not Our Head Lights,
.. On Water Beaming...."
"They--Are--Moving!"
"No, No,...Don't Be Silly," ----Said She,...----
"It's Just Dew Drops, And Our Lights Reflecting,"
"What Else Can It Be?"
So,.....Deeper We Coasted,
Down, Down, Down,....
"Come Into My Parlor",
Said The Spider.... To The Fly,
..."Tis The Prettiest Little Parlor...."
"You Ever Did Spy !"
Spider Webs Began To Touch My Skin,...
I Stopped,...Surrounded ,
Only Then Did I Begin,....
To Stand- Under....The Reality Of The Lights,
Reflecting,
The Pretty Green,The Vibrant Blue,
The Twinkling Yellow, The Crystal White,
...All Shimmering,
All Moving,...
All Spiders, Infesting,...
The Fields And Trees Around Us,....
Spider Eyes, REFLECTING, Spider Eyes, Refracting,
There Is No Disguise,...
For Spider Eyes,...
Stopping Cold, I Looked Close
Into The Dirt Trail, And Saw,.....
Spiders, Of A Size Of A Silver Dollar,
I Scream,
I Holler,...
"Lady, Lady, Turn Quick, Around,
And Don't Put Your Feet Down !
.....Spiders, Every - Where...
Big And Brown,
Big And Brown!
All Around, .....All Around,...!"
Chills,-- Up,-- And,-- Down,-- My,-- Back,-- And,-- Neck,
Webs-- Touching,-- Sticking,-- Spiders Jumping,--
We Pedaled As Cyclers.......
Escaping A Demon !
Brushing Arachnids Off Our Legs ,...Screaming,
As We Pumped, Pumped, Pumped !
...Now Up, Up, Up,...
The Hill We Had So Pleasantly Coasted...
Down, Down,...Down! Deeply Into The Spiders "Parlor"!
Who Would Have Thought??
Exhausted, In Panic....
...The Reflecting, Shimmering, Spider-Eyes,
So Haunting, & Color-Full,... Fall Behind Us!
Only The Night- Mare Of Dreams Yet To Have...
Remain,..... Ahead ! Remembering,... Re-Writing,...
The THOUGHT,.... Written So Long Ago,.....
"Pedal ... Into My Wooded Gully
...Said The Spider To The Cycler,
...."See The Prettiest....
Reflecting Light,
...Your Eye... Ever....
Did Spy !"
The Haunting,
The Creeping,
The Spiders Eye !
TO BE READ ALOUD,
WITH EXPRESSION
AND SOME PANIC!
This Adventure Begins,.....Early One Morning,
Before Dawns Sunrise Shining,
Or Very Late At Night,
When Crystal And I
Decided...Un-Wisely,...To Ride Our Bikes,....
So Off We Pedaled, Fearless & Invincible,...
Being Very Light Of Heart,...
Off,... Off,...Off,....
... Into The Very Dark !
And Took An "Unusual" Turn
Onto A Road Side Trail,
Leading Into What Appeared
As A Wooded 'Gully' And 'Vale',....
Our Head-Lights On Our Fore-Heads Beaming,
...Barely Lit The Way,...
With A Pale Light, Far, Far,..
From The Dawn Of Day,
...Darkness Narrowed,...
The Deeper We Rode,...
Down, Down ,Down,
...The Dirt Bed Road.
Fearless, Totally Ignoring Our Chill,
Crystal And I,
Coast Down, Down, Down....
On The Descending Hill
Deeper, Deeper, Into A Trap,
Darkness Around Us,...Shrinking,
Now,...Seeing.... Lights,... Blinking!
Yes, All Around Us, Tiny Lights Reflected,
Green,.. Blue,... Yellow,... White,...
Why, Some Things,.... Every-Where
Were Reflecting Our Beaming,..
Narrow Light!
On The Ground, To The Right,...
High In The Trees,...
Even In The Clefts...
Of The Plowed Field ,
On The Left !
Lights, Blinking,.....Every-Where!
"Lady, Slow Down", Said I,
"What Are Those Reflections?"
"There Are So Many,
Not Our Head Lights,
.. On Water Beaming...."
"They--Are--Moving!"
"No, No,...Don't Be Silly," ----Said She,...----
"It's Just Dew Drops, And Our Lights Reflecting,"
"What Else Can It Be?"
So,.....Deeper We Coasted,
Down, Down, Down,....
"Come Into My Parlor",
Said The Spider.... To The Fly,
..."Tis The Prettiest Little Parlor...."
"You Ever Did Spy !"
Spider Webs Began To Touch My Skin,...
I Stopped,...Surrounded ,
Only Then Did I Begin,....
To Stand- Under....The Reality Of The Lights,
Reflecting,
The Pretty Green,The Vibrant Blue,
The Twinkling Yellow, The Crystal White,
...All Shimmering,
All Moving,...
All Spiders, Infesting,...
The Fields And Trees Around Us,....
Spider Eyes, REFLECTING, Spider Eyes, Refracting,
There Is No Disguise,...
For Spider Eyes,...
Stopping Cold, I Looked Close
Into The Dirt Trail, And Saw,.....
Spiders, Of A Size Of A Silver Dollar,
I Scream,
I Holler,...
"Lady, Lady, Turn Quick, Around,
And Don't Put Your Feet Down !
.....Spiders, Every - Where...
Big And Brown,
Big And Brown!
All Around, .....All Around,...!"
Chills,-- Up,-- And,-- Down,-- My,-- Back,-- And,-- Neck,
Webs-- Touching,-- Sticking,-- Spiders Jumping,--
We Pedaled As Cyclers.......
Escaping A Demon !
Brushing Arachnids Off Our Legs ,...Screaming,
As We Pumped, Pumped, Pumped !
...Now Up, Up, Up,...
The Hill We Had So Pleasantly Coasted...
Down, Down,...Down! Deeply Into The Spiders "Parlor"!
Who Would Have Thought??
Exhausted, In Panic....
...The Reflecting, Shimmering, Spider-Eyes,
So Haunting, & Color-Full,... Fall Behind Us!
Only The Night- Mare Of Dreams Yet To Have...
Remain,..... Ahead ! Remembering,... Re-Writing,...
The THOUGHT,.... Written So Long Ago,.....
"Pedal ... Into My Wooded Gully
...Said The Spider To The Cycler,
...."See The Prettiest....
Reflecting Light,
...Your Eye... Ever....
Did Spy !"
The Haunting,
The Creeping,
The Spiders Eye !