The Spider and the Shed
Out at yard sales on a rainy day
In the entrance to a shed
We watched as a spider dandled down
Looking to be fed
We stood outside in the pouring rain
Just me and Emma Peel
She looked my way and said to me
I’m not a spider meal
It was raining hard, we were getting wet
There were treasures inside for sure
I would check for bargains once inside
But only after her
Then suddenly without a word
We stood and did not care
As the woman that had just walked out
Had the spider in her hair
The way was clear, it was alright now
We could find our deals inside
We could have told the lady who cleared the way
But to hell with foolish pride
She knew that she was on her own
She knew the price to pay
It’s everybody for themselves
For this was garage sale day
~ Stan Belanger
On a garage sale jaunt last year in Merrickville,
my husband and daughter had witnessed the spider’s moving day and this is what inspired my hubby to write the poem.
I guess this one garage sale we will never forget…hehe!
Merrickville ; a purrfect place for inspiration.
20 comments:
great post, great poem, even though i loathe spiders :D
Super fun! This post deserves all eight legs! Ha ha ha! Happy partying!
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~ Autumn Clark
love your blog banner, and great fun reading your post :D
thanks for stopping by my party earlier, glad you like my witch hats!
great poem! have a happy haunting halloween!
Love your blog banner! Wonderful wicked prose..
Happy Halloween
Love your banner too. That poor lady. Imagine how she felt when she found that spider in her hair. I understand how you felt though. At a garage sale it is every man for himself.
Thanks for stopping by my place.
That is actually quite brilliant!
Do stop by and party with Alice and Dead Bob, if you dare! **kisskiss** Deborah
Oooooooooooohhhhhhhh great blog and SUPER party!! So kewl to see the Goonies gang here! I have not visited with them in quite a few years!! :) I'm off to mingle with your other guests...then back to my Manor's party!
Great poem and I love your banner! Happy Halloween and have a magical weekend! Twyla
cool spider!! and great poem, thanks for stopping by my party!
Hello dear witch Annabelle !
I really love your husband poem ! It' s so recognizable and made me laugh !
Your collage on top of your blog is also completely my kind of stuff : it's nice to see, well done and has the perfect halloweeningredients in it.
I'm going to bookmark your blog cause I think you're one of my kind :)
thanks for passing by at web.me.com/pinkepinke and your comment.
The hands are not from wax but are the hands from my daughters ball jointed doll Bill.
I wish I had such doll too ( but they are expensive) , so I had the permission to use her doll in my halloweendecoration :)
greetings from belgium
Inge
aaahhh spiders in my hair is my worst nightmare, great piece of writing, thanks for calling in at my party
This place is FANTASTIC! Thanks for the party visit! Blessings and congrats on an excellent post and poem. Light, Amy
What a great poem, and I love all of the graphics on your blog. Especially that gorgeous header.
Happy Halloween!
Karen
What a great poem!!,I love it!
Happy Hallowe'en and great party post!!!
boooooo
Love the blog! The theme is great! You've certainly been a busy witch! I also enjoy watching the Good Witch, Catherine Bell is perfect for the part! Thank you for stopping by my party!
Have a spooktacular Halloween!
Raissa
Amazingly cool poem. I love garage sales, too! Thank you for the party!
Great music, too!
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How sweet! I love a man who writes poetry, and now the spider is forever immortalized!
Thank you for dropping by the Treehouse witch named annabelle, because it prompted me to come here and get lost in all your fascinating posts...I like the way you think, and I'm so glad you gave me the info of Good witch and the sequel because I am looking for good halloween movies and finding it hard to find any on TV!
I love Turner Classic Movies, but i seem to miss most of the scary ones somehow. LOVE Hitchcock, and Vincent Price, and oh! Bell Book & Candle-a remake! That ought to be interesting!
Thanks again and have a olvely Halloween!
Fun blog! That's one exciting garage sale! Happy Halloween Extravaganza!
Lovely spooky Blog!!!
Please stop by my party and giveaway!
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