And when the shadows came to pass

Over death a veil did cast

And sleeping still, the earthly lust

Did violate love beyond trust

But with a sigh and beating heart

The spider spins her noble art

To catch a fly, to sting and kill

But never awake the sleeping still

For in the depths of mildest dream

A peaceful rest or so it seems

Does fall upon the weary soul

But peaceful rest does take its toll

For spider spinning deadly trap

The threads crossing, as roads on map

Can catch and sting, the unseeing eye

And whisper softly honest lie

The vampiric fangs, with venom armed

Can sting and kill the unalarmed

And silent death does tell no tales

The eerie screams, or windy wails

Cannot see what lies ahead

For the living, dying, nor dead