Praying Mantis

Head of green turns to me
Bubble round eyes
Follow me

Body of brown and green
Hard to see
Amongst the green sea

High above her egg
She stands a spartan watch
Waiting for the coming change

Devil's horse is on watch
Legs outstretched beckoning
That last and fatal hug

Eye to eye we
Watch and wait
For the other to move

Reviews

[Lydia]

Beautifully written, beautiful visual. An enjoyable read. Thank you for creating this lovely poem.

[Judas Hammer]

Devil's horse is on watch
Legs outstretched beckoning
That last and fatal hug

Great stanza. Very good poem

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Beautiful imagery that tells an awesome story!

[Samuel Dickens]

The june bug and the praying mantis were the first insects I learned to recognize. The june bugs, I'd tie a string to and fly them around, and when I saw a praying mantis in the small cedar tree in the yard, I'd report it to mom right away. "They'll spit in your eye and blind you," she said. Your description here is excellent.

[Chris]

Patience is a lesson waiting to be learned.

[Morning Star]

This poem is awesome
I remember the first time i saw a Praying Mantis
I was amazed,your poem capture true beauty of natures creatures
I love it excellent piece
Hugssss :)

Very well penned, and clear as poetry can be, packed out to a wonderful thought of yours. Keep up the good work! nice!!!

[Tina Kline]

I saw one of these on my garbage can lid once and it was really cool and kinda freaky at the same time. Love your poem, the build of of tension and challenge in it.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Very good. I have a poem about the creature as well. Trivia: the Praying Mantis is the only insect which CAN turn its head. I think they are beautiful creatures. And I used to catch them all the time as a kid. I once brought a cocoon to class and the class waited for a butterfly to hatch from the chrysalis...but SURPRISE! We came in one morning and had a hundred baby mantis crawling around! True story!