in the ancient world of Greece
there were professions for women
the magic of plants and animals
turned to cloth and clothing
they were spinners and wool carders
called spinning women spinsters
weavers of the world websters
they made carpets and goods
from wool and flax of the websters
Athena in later form as Minerva
had a wild envy of the weavings
of Arachne her future as a spider
really liking these themes riffing off each other
ReplyDeleteOf course, I had Virginia's Woolf's essay of the same title in the back of my mind.
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