A spider and flower conspire to capture and murder a sweet, innocent moth. This can only be the trick of a deviant, cold-hearted Designer.
Ok, I'm exaggerating. Frost asks important questions. An intricate flower, crafty spider, and sweet moth cause us to consider the intelligent Designer.
The seemingly innocent act of being a moth, cut short when a spider captured and killed it (probably for food), appears shockingly unjust. The flower, usually the color blue, was actually white, which camouflaged the white spider, and tricked the moth, obviously, ending its life.
Why would a loving God permit such cruel acts to occur? Is this Designer evil-minded, too, whipping up a "witches' broth?" Or if there is a Designer, did He even partake in the creation of such a tiny, insignificant spider?
Either way, none of this seems comforting to the poet. Whether nature being left to its own devices or being under the jurisdiction of a distant Designer.
But had he known the Creator, He would understand that nature operates this way mainly because of sin.
A spider and flower conspire to capture and murder a sweet, innocent moth. This can only be the trick of a deviant, cold-hearted Designer.
Ok, I'm exaggerating. Frost asks important questions. An intricate flower, crafty spider, and sweet moth cause us to consider the intelligent Designer.
The seemingly innocent act of being a moth, cut short when a spider captured and killed it (probably for food), appears shockingly unjust. The flower, usually the color blue, was actually white, which camouflaged the white spider, and tricked the moth, obviously, ending its life.
Why would a loving God permit such cruel acts to occur? Is this Designer evil-minded, too, whipping up a "witches' broth?" Or if there is a Designer, did He even partake in the creation of such a tiny, insignificant spider?
Either way, none of this seems comforting to the poet. Whether nature being left to its own devices or being under the jurisdiction of a distant Designer.
But had he known the Creator, He would understand that nature operates this way mainly because of sin.