Imagery from Robert Frost's "Desgins"

The main images that stood out to me in Robert Frost’s “Designs’ were the dimpled spider, the white heal-all flower, and the moth. In the first strophe of the poem, the author is describing what he sees taking place. He sees the snow-drop spider, fat and white, eating the moth that he has killed. The moth is described to be “like a white piece of rigid, satin cloth.” The flower which this is taking place on is “like a froth.” It is foamy and white. These three characters begin the morning right, as stated in the poem, because this is the daily routine of life and nature. These three main images are described to be “like the ingredients of a witches’ broth.” A witches broth is something that is seen as evil or poisonous. What is taking place can also be seen this way. The fact that this spider has killed the moth on this white, healing powered plant is somewhat evil and ironic. The poem describes the characters as having “death and blight.” The spider is causing both of these things because it has destroyed a living thing on the flower.
In the second strophe of this poem, Frost is questioning why this all happened. He is asking what brought these three ingredients together to create this situation. These three images are all described to be the color white which associates with innocence. The flower is seen as innocent, so why did these happen on the flower and why did the moth had to be in that position where the spider was able to get it? The thing that made this happen is noted as the “design,“ which makes sense of the title. The main concern of this poem is whether or not there is a high power that is governs over such small things like this occurrence.