The spider

poem in the Trocheu rhythm (long-short)

by Ruth Salles

Swapped: ___v (long-short). It is a slow rhythm that helps and supports the fluidity of speech. Helps the overly expansive child to focus. It loosens up on the long syllable and retracts on the short syllable.

THE SPIDER

ubut tofrognah youce to youiThe,
meiThe volok and volok and meiThe;

let go of the thread and jump there,
go back and forth here.

Without a ruler or square,
already reinforces the picture.

Within it she weaves,
spins, spins and goes up and down.

how it shines lacy
this unfinished web!

For still a thread now
comes out of the web.

In that long line,
behold the hidden spider!

When the thread shakes well,
she knows she already has

there in the web a prey
for your dessert.

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