The Spider’s Web (Natural History)

The spider, dropping down from twig
Unfolds a plan of her devising
A thin premeditated rig
To use in rising

And all that journey down through space
In cool descent and loyal hearted
She spins a ladder to the place
From where she started

Thus I, gone forth as spiders do
In spider's web a truth discerning
Attach one silken thread to you
For my returning