605 The Spider holds a Silver Ball [Russian translation]

The Spider holds a Silver Ball

In unperceived Hands —

And dancing softly to Himself

His Yarn of Pearl — unwinds —

He plies from Nought to Nought —

In unsubstantial Trade —

Supplants our Tapestries with His —

In half the period —

An Hour to rear supreme

His Continents of Light —

Then dangle from the Housewife's Broom —

His Boundaries — forgot —

• Artist:Emily Dickinson