Why No One Talks About Anna Nansi’s To-do List

last week
 famished for naught--
 I don't want to repeat
 momma told me; I wouldn't obey
 darn Ben!
 this week
 my energy I need conserve
 no more galavanting
 to-do list-- short
 spin, wait

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A cinquain is a form of shape poetry that looks great centered on the page. It’s non-rhyming and has a syllabic structure of 2/4/6/8/2/. It requires drama to build in line four, with the turn occurring in line five (the most important line). This one is a mirror cinquain.

And in case you missed it, we’re talking spiders today.

Anna Nansi is a take from Anansi, The Spider, a beloved fictional character I grew up reading and loving. The poem comes from her journal entry… *wink*

The spiders that roam into your house, looking for a mate, are usually male. They’re typically fast runners, but they tend to freeze at a sudden switch of a light.

Anna Nansi followed Ben into a house last week– disregarding what her momma had told her– and didn’t like the experience. So, for this week, she’s sticking to the basics: spinning and waiting– a short to-do list that sounds boring. That’s why no one talks about Anna Nansi.

Still, whether you like them or not, spiders provide effective home pest control– something worth talking about.

Thanks for reading. You can read all the prompts here. And as always, I wish you miracles.

Image by Gwen M from Pixabay

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I’m a simple woman who dares to see the beauty in ordinary. I’d love to connect with you and like pen pals, I want something beautiful to blossom between us. Will you join me? Selma is my middle name. Its meaning—peaceful, complete, are euphoric affirmations I like to think of myself as having. They compliment the joy I feel when I write. I sincerely hope you decide to join me on my writing journey. I Wish You Miracles.

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