Caught in the web

Lilly spied a shining cobweb,
Shimmering in the morning sun,
She admired the spiders handy work,
And thought she's find out how it's done.

Ms spider was accommodating,
Lilly looked good enough to eat.
And she sharpened up her spinneret's,
To snare this tasty treat.

When the spider began spinning,
Lilly thought not of the danger,
Instead she was most flattered-
To be gifted by this stranger.

Ms spider was a touch perplexed,
That Lilly felt no dread.
All the time she chattered on,
As she was encased in silken thread.

And when Ms spider finished-
with her ghastly ghoulish wrap,
She was surprised to see her prey,
Was taking a comfortable nap.

Ms spider couldn't finish what
She had set out to do.
She found that although tempting,
Lilly was more than she could chew.

So the spider made a dinner,
That was easier to digest.
instead of being on the menu
Lilly was her special guest.

-Lady Nemesis 2006