* The Spider's Moving Day *

The Spider and the Shed

Out at yard sales on a rainy day

In the entrance to a shed

We watched as a spider dandled down

Looking to be fed

We stood outside in the pouring rain

Just me and Emma Peel

She looked my way and said to me

I’m not a spider meal

It was raining hard, we were getting wet

There were treasures inside for sure

I would check for bargains once inside

But only after her

Then suddenly without a word

We stood and did not care

As the woman that had just walked out

Had the spider in her hair

The way was clear, it was alright now

We could find our deals inside

We could have told the lady who cleared the way

But to hell with foolish pride

She knew that she was on her own

She knew the price to pay

It’s everybody for themselves

For this was garage sale day

~ Stan Belanger

On a garage sale jaunt last year in Merrickville,

my husband and daughter had witnessed the spider’s moving day and this is what inspired my hubby to write the poem.

I guess this one garage sale we will never forget…haha!

Merrickville ; a purrfect place for inspiration.

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