a colorful marble orb spider, not unlike this one, came down on its web

(and not on anyone’s hand, the spider above is a model/actor)

appearing as we were having a glass of wine outside before dinner

it lowered itself down checking us out

with excited and mixed reviews from the group

not long after

we moved inside

while some of us

were in the kitchen finishing up dinner preparation 

the rest of us were left to our own devices

 in the living room

with more beverages

and a tray of appetizers 

i thought it would be a great idea

to fashion 

a marbled orb spider hanging from its web

out of leftover pieces from the tray

everyone pitched in

when it was finished

it seemed a challenge

to decide which was more lovely 

the outside real spider

or 

the inside interpretive spider

art and beauty

are very personal choices

as we all know

—

‘life is like art. it’s all interpretive.’ 

-robert holden

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