A common spider
unearthed by my hoe
hauled an awkward
globe of eggs
attached
to a ventral point
on her abdomen.
She shifted
no farther
than a foot away
so not to risk
losing her life’s
requisite burden.
Though she stayed
over an hour
I noticed
no change.
Inside the globe
I imagined
egg after egg
crowding
each to many
while mother released
what remained
of her load.
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