Ghairo Daniels Poet Ode

Ode to Mantis, the Avenger

Aah ! Mantis Madonna, the Avenger ! 
we salute your deepened empathy 
your telepathic and combat martial skill,
ability to neck kill in quiet strength those 
forgetting connection for correction —

How hard you trained with disciplined alien hierophants, unknowing what was in store, insectoid eyes witnessing xray life beneath  facades, against all odds in any pod galore 
hail we your embodiment as femme fatale 
arum alone you dwelled when memory erased

Surely your creator, then priestly Pama nurturers
knew attributes needed to confront Darkness —
control over body-mind, agility, endurance 
superior deductive abilities, one to shatter
steel, exact intuition, loving across dimensions
Aah ! Mantis Madonna, the Avenger ! 
 
Mobile your compact body, changeable 
invisible can you transmute it, one who
instantly perceives weak, strong gaps ~
of mixed gene origins, standing in stead
graceful your dances transfix, entrances 

Magically mystical you fantasmorgorical
were conceived cutting storylines, timelines 
astral travelling coding advanced healing skill 
elfin efficiencies, occult knowledge top-notch
vibrating in cells, as rituals you perform in storm

Average humans we can but stand in awe
imbibing thaumaturgic miracles as we gape
Mantis escapades, reflect on deity energies 
with flashes of insight that we too have 
capacity to bend realities for good of all —

Goddess intergalactic madonna on comic 
pages but a stimulus for our psyches
where futures are conceived, flute believe
geoshaped by wills from colonial brutalities 
tough treading human evolution threading
Aah ! Mantis Madonna, the Avenger ! 

we ode your character unfolding 
  quantum revolutions as a 3D green niece 
      praying lands, hands together on moist 
        marigold fronds, for us to curtsy 
                  before another cosmic fly-off 
                                  go green queen, go !

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Robert James Liguori June 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM I love a good ode. Congrats. Ghairo Daniels June 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM Hi RJL : This poem deserved a higher placement. I don’t think you understood the intentions of Mantis’ creator. My view of your placements is that they were superficial floral regurgitations of the literal storyline. In my view your Contest type should be changed to Standard. This poem received rave reviews elsewhere. Anyway, it was your Contest. ThkU, nevertheless for a 9th placement. X.

Victor Buhagiar June 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM A wonderful ode. Not easy to articulate. You did fine.

Paige Hind June 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM Wow. All this on a Mantis!! <3 Congrats for your win, Hunyyy :) <3

I Am Anaya June 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM No ai, yay! Ghairo, I love your warrioress Mantis, she comes alive in this well written ode. Congratulations on your win! Go Ghairo, go Ghairo! Blessings

Dufflite Xetaw June 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM A vivid, exuberant tribute that blends comic-book mythology, mysticism, and heroic archetypes. The poem’s rich imagery and inventive language elevate Mantis into a symbol of empathy, transformation, resilience, and human potential. Very very interesting topic. Loved it. Ghairo Daniels June 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM Oh Wow! Dufflite. ThkU for visiting & your attentive reading. I was trying to articulate the intentions of Mantis’ creator. I think your comment defined it. I enjoyed writing this. Beautiful day to you. ( mantis is my favourite bug)

Ghairo Daniels June 4, 2026 at 6:37 AM Poet’s Note: Confirm NO AI.