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The Praying Mantis

Ogden Nash

From whence arrived the praying mantis?
From outer space, or lost Atlantis?
glimpse the grin, green metal mug
at masks the pseudo-saintly bug,
Orthopterous, also carnivorous,
And faintly whisper, Lord deliver us.

Added: 29 Aug 2001 | Last Read: 26 May 2012 11:47 PM | Viewed: 5206 times

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