The spider tree hunkered down; waiting. Squirrels looked away when footsteps on the forest floor signaled a prey. With chainsaw ready to tear down wood, the lumberjack was its most favorite food. Sap seeped, and the man was stuck. The spider tree, baring its wooden fangs, swiftly struck then sucked.
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Poet Rummager 
Lumberjacks no longer cause me fear after Monty Python’s Lumberjack Song. I invite trees (though not spider trees!) to my house and we watch it together and laugh.
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Lol. Oh, I miss your silliness! I’ll keep my spider tree away then 🙂 xo
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I tried a pingback from my new (old) blog but I don’t thing it worked.
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Are you writing again?
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Occasionally… I’ll email you the link…
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Best poetry is where nature fights back! Great story Rose 🙂
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I agree wholeheartedly!! Thank you Joshua 🙂 🌳
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next time i’m revving up my saw, i’ll watch my feet even more closely than usual
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Good idea! Watch your neck, too. 🌳☺️
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“…Sap seeped, and the man was stuck. The spider tree, baring its wooden fangs, swiftly struck then sucked.” — my favorite sentence. Ever.
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Ever? Cool😊! Best tree, by the way!! Glad you didn’t get stuck — that would’ve sucked. 😆
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Haha — very funny
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I agree with my friend above about that haiku…just brilliant….I think it so sad to mutilate trees like ‘they’ do and What a good photo too, the whole combination..a dream!
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Thank you very much! 💋 Yes, leave the trees alone or else — !
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Wooden fangs.
Very inventive Rose.
Loved it. 🌳🌳
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Aw, love your trees. Thank you, darling! 🌷🌳
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Love it, words and photo!
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Thank you! 💐
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My pleasure!
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Beautiful image, Rose. I can imagine across your words the spider tree walking with nervous paths in the lost forest.
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Lol. That spider tree is a tricky one! Thanks for your sweet words and for visiting my forest, Francis. 🌲 🌳 🌴
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It’s a pleasure to get lost in your forest of beautiful words unu
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Thank you! Are you still traveling on the bus? 🚌
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Yes : ) it’s cheap in Peru.
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You always have such wonderful adventures! Please continue taking your photos. I love to see the places you’ve been! Are you traveling alone or with friends?
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I work for work so friends wouldn’t be happy to go LOL XP It’s nice to have such a kind friends as you, Rose n.n tomorrow as always is going to be another photo : )
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You’re always so busy. I wish you a safe journey and rest soon, I hope! I’ll look forward to your photos, Francis darling. 📼 📷 📸 ❤
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I am used to it I guess : ) Thank you!
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Very nice 🙂 Completely unexpected!
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Thank you! It was so fun to write the story. 🌷 🌼 🌸
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As ever, I really enjoyed reading your 50 word story, Rose. They always go in unexpected directions, but in a good way (unless you’re a lumberjack, of course).
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Haha! Thanks BunK. True, lumberjacks beware! 😜
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YAY!
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Haha! Love it!! Thanks T. 🌲🌳🌴
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That looks like an eerie fantasy story written out with a good use of creative imagination. I like how you put it across as the spider tree coming alive 🙂
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Thank you so much! It’s as if nature “bites” back. 🙂
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