There
is a spider full of belly and the sun crowns her head. I saw her sunning in the
middle of the web that was affixed to a piece of wood and ran long across the
day and into a tree where it disappeared. But the spider either saw me or felt
and sensed some kind of vibration as I went to photograph it. Hurrying away
quickly it left under some cover and stayed there. I was outsmarted in a way by
the spider. I stood there thinking but I didn’t think much. I waited for her to
come out, but she was coy and infused with some kind of intelligence. I think
she is also pregnant. But, unlike other humans, I had no intention of harming
her else I would have already done so. And if I couldn’t find her, I would have
destroyed the web. But I just wanted to see her. It looked like I upset her to
a degree. Looking up and away, there were cumulus, a red flower in the sun,
some birds, and the rest of the sky. I walked away, into the air of day. I
looked briefly at some jalapeño peppers that seemed robust, ready. But I
waited, because someone said they are supposed to turn from green to red and
then back to green and then be picked. I don’t know either way. I waited. I
wait. I wait for the peppers and the autumnal sun to burn itself out a bit, to
let the cool nights come as promised. Well, nobody really promised anything I
guess. I wait. The sun should leave as it burns my eyes. It can go somewhere
else, - to the other side of the earth. I would like the moon. I am a moon
type. I would like to see the spacious night, the bat before at dusk, and to
hear the wind and pensively remember that the leaves will turn hue, - orange,
yellow, gold, red, and brown. Then we will write prose poems in the creative
months, and photograph the landscapes that both drip with color and chime with
birds that gather to talk about southern migratory paths. And the spider? Well
I don’t know what shall become of the spider. For now her belly is full and she
may sneak out again for many creatures like a bit of sun. I’ll leave her be.
She has her business to tend to and I have mine.
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