:: spin afresh, design anew ::

" That need to set down words -

what I see, so - but words, words mostly -

words have been all my life -

this need is like the spider's need

who carries before her a huge burden of silk

which she must spin out -

the silk is her life, her home, her safety -

her food and her drink too -

and if it is attacked or pulled down,

why, what can she do must make more,

spin afresh, design anew."

{Possession}