Living
The Iron Spider
From A Phenomenal Fauna
Living
The Iron Spider is an insect strange,
He loves to stand upon a red-hot range.
Unlike his race, he's not an octoped,
He has but three legs and he has no head.
Had this but been the kind Miss Muffet saw
'Twould not have filled the maiden with such awe.
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MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “The Iron Spider.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/61/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “The Iron Spider.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/61/.
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