come into my parlour by mickuk50
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mornin all :o)
this shot was taken yesterday .for once we had a dry day .i found the poem for this .i always remember my mum reading me a version of this ,not this one exactly :o)
Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly,
'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;
The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I've a many curious things to show when you are there."
Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "to ask me is in vain,
For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again."
"I'm sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high;
Will you rest upon my little bed?" said the Spider to the Fly.
"There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin,
And if you like to rest awhile, I'll snugly tuck you in!"
Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "for I've often heard it said,
They never, never wake again, who sleep upon your bed!"
Said the cunning Spider to the Fly, " Dear friend what can I do,
To prove the warm affection I 've always felt for you?
I have within my pantry, good store of all that's nice;
I'm sure you're very welcome -- will you please to take a slice?"
"Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "kind Sir, that cannot be,
I've heard what's in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!"
"Sweet creature!" said the Spider, "you're witty and you're wise,
How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
I've a little looking-glass upon my parlour shelf,
If you'll step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself."
"I thank you, gentle sir," she said, "for what you 're pleased to say,
And bidding you good morning now, I'll call another day."
The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den,
For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again:
So he wove a subtle web, in a little corner sly,
And set his table ready, to dine upon the Fly.
Then he came out to his door again, and merrily did sing,
"Come hither, hither, pretty Fly, with the pearl and silver wing;
Your robes are green and purple -- there's a crest upon your head;
Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!"
Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little Fly,
Hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by;
With buzzing wings she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew,
Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue --
Thinking only of her crested head -- poor foolish thing! At last,
Up jumped the cunning Spider, and fiercely held her fast.
He dragged her up his winding stair, into his dismal den,
Within his little parlour -- but she ne'er came out again!
credit earthlife .written by mary howitt 1821
have a great weekend and thanks for looking .take care
mick
Comments (31)
Ac-Dc
what a great shot my friend.
Mousson
Fantastic picture!
carinatiefenthaler
Excellent photo!
G_Mansco
Splendid details Mick ;O)
durleybeachbum
Superb!! This poem is new to me, Mick! It's great.
Tanglimara
Excellent poem and is perfect for your photo, no escape for the fly. Tony.
fredster66
Beautiful work. The Depth of Field looks fantastic Mick!
emmecielle
Perfect poem for a beautiful image! :) Happy weekend to you! :)
Bossie_Boots
I love that poem i love spiders they facinate me this one is so beautiful the colouring is fantastic superb capture Mick have a great day hugs lou x
ShadowsNTime
Ewwwwwww!!! I knew what it was from the title, long remembered story:-) I peeked at it with one eye because I just can't handle spiders, lol! Great capture Mick, I know from your work that details and colors are great!
CavalierLady
Nice macro, Mick, nature in action. The poem fits perfectly.
JeffG7BRJ
I remember the poem Mick, I couldn't tell it verbatim but I could remember a few of the lines, my mother used to tell it to me when I was a kid, then I told it mine but not the whole thing. I will have to save this with the full version. Excellent capture of this common garden spider, this is the adult to all those little ones we both posted a while back. What a difference! It looks like she is dragging this one off to her pantry. Superb macro. Bravo!!!!!
timtripp
excellent!
Littlejock
Great capture you did.. I have one shot.. exactly the same also with this type of spyder..and a fly.. and I will edit and post soon. Hugs
magnus073
Ah I too remember my Mum reading it for us and this image perfectly captures it well. Great one Mick and the poem was a nice addition
Hendesse
Stunning shot. Excellent!
PD154
Excellent shot and poem mate, I tried in vain yesterday to get a shot of a wolf spider, only to end up with the wind blowing the whole nine yards toward my face YUK...Run for cover LOL
Tuggy
I am scared to death of spiders and this is the only thing i cannot photogragh..LOl..they give me the creeps...Excellent capture here Mick and excellent poem for the perfect image...Jen
beachzz
Mick, had to rewrite this since I couldn't get this one out of my head: The Spider and The Fly The Rolling Stones Sittin thinkin sinkin drinkin Wondring what Ill do when Im through tonight Smokin mopin maybe just hopin Some little girl will pass on by To wanna be alone But I love my girl at home I remember what she said She said, my! my! my! Dont tell lies! Keep fidelity in your head! My! my! my! dont tell lies! When youve done your show go to bed Dont say hi! like a spider to a fly Jump right ahead and youre dead! Sit up fed up low down go round Down to the bar at the place Im at Sittin drinkin superficially thinkin About the rinsed out blonde on my left And then I said hi! like a spider to a fly Remembring what my little girl said She was coming flirty She looked about thirty I would have run away, but I was on my own She told me later shes a machine operator She said she liked the way I held the microphone I said, my! my! my! like a spider to a fly Jump right ahead in my web!
annie5
Perfect poem for this perfect photo Mick! :)
MrsRatbag
Great capture!
flora-crassella
...großartiges Foto!!!!
Mad-Mike
nice capture bud! poor fellow though!
furuta
Terrible image. but background color is beautiful... wonderful shot!!
LudyMelltSekher
Hello my dear friend, This is truly beautiful, Absolutely fantastic!.Wonderful and excellent photography as usual, Congratulations! All you artwork is Very Beautiful!! It is a real pleasure to visit your gallery. A million stars****Thank you so much for your comments.Happy weekend. Hug and giant kiss in Your heart.Luminous blesing. Ludy Sorry to have that to write the same thing in English to all, but are few the words that I have in English to say,I´ speak Spanish.
Dreamingbee
what fine details mick - it is fantastic shot (as always ;) .. thx for shairng
JDoc
Great capture of nature in action. There are so many "webs" out there. JDoc
kasalin
WOW !!!! Great macro !!! Wonderful capture !!!! Very well done Mick !!! :)
psycho56
beware of the net
Charberry
Superb macro! :c)