“Drunk Spider II” by Frances Pauli

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You’re listening to Poetry Month on The Voice of Dog.

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This is Rob MacWolf

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your fellow traveler,

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and Today we present a poem by Frances Pauli,

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who writes speculative and romantic stories with animal characters.

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She is the author of the Serpentia books

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and Hybrid Nation series,

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and you can find more of her stories on her website.

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Please enjoy “Drunk Spider II”,

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a poem by Frances Pauli

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The spider that I almost Drank

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Went on to better things

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In his penthouse apartment

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Of the spider Highrise

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Above my curtains.

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He has a fat wife who almost never tries To eat him

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And a thousand healthy children

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Each one adoring,

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grateful For his daily efforts.

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He enjoys a perfect,

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post drunk Arachnid utopia

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Webbed safety in one Dark corner

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of my guilt. This was “Drunk Spider II”

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by Frances Pauli,

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read for you by Rob MacWolf,

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Werewolf Hitchhiker.

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Thank you for listening

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to The Voice of Dog.