She sweeps away the cobwebs with her fingertips The silken web of a spiders thread Do Spiders ever wonder I wonder About using somethng more lasting Does it depend apon the feast they have consumed As to the quality of the thread they weave After all to you and I A cobweb is merely that A nuisance A sign of dirt Unkept ceilings hanging with the tombs of yesterday's memories When the sun shines through the web It becomes a piece of art A piece to be fashioned in silver or gold And laid to rest upon the rich girls breast She sweeps the cobwebs from her fingers The silken web of a spiders thread Then pins to her breast A piece of art A reminder that beauty is often flawed To the eye That can not see in black and white