Camille's Daddy and the Spider
Introduction
This poem is based on a true incident with my daughter's father, many years ago. I've since had more unpleasant encounters with wolf spiders, North Carolilna's largest spider. You'd think I would be de-sensitized by now, but these nasty creatures freak me out more than any other pest. Mice and snakes might startle me for a second, but I can usually recover and handle things calmly. Spiders send me running. When they show up in my house, I have no mercy. My favorite weapon is carpet cleaner - the cheap kind that foams. It stops them in their tracks everytime!
Camille's Daddy and the Spider
Daddy was reading the Holy Book
When up from the Scriptures he happened to look.
Our tabby, the Petey Cat, pranced 'cross the rug,
Following in step behind a great big bug!
Doug recognized the bug as an ugly ole spider.
At the size of the creature, his eyes opened wider!
The spider was as big as Daddy's fist is around,
And acting on instinct he threw the Good Book down.
The Bible smooshed the bug in the rug;
The murder seemed a sacrilige to Doug.
"Lord, please forgive me," your Daddy then prayed,
"And bless this poor spider, whom I have slayed."
Then Daddy grabbed a tissue without further remorse,
And flushed that spider down the toilet, of course!
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