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This story is about waking up to find that the garden has been transformed with frosty cobwebs hanging in the trees because a spider has visited during the winter night.

I think the theme of this poem is about learning to stop for a while and look at the small but incredibly beautiful things in life.

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I think the theme of this poem is about learning to stop for a while and look at the small but incredibly beautiful things in life.