The Praying Mantis
Mantis,
o
Mantis,
what
did
you
pray?
I
did
pray
that
the
world
be
blessed
and
gay.
Mantis,
o
Mantis,
what
did
you
prey?
I
did
prey
two
ants
fallen
from
the
tray
of
a
flying
fay.
Mantis,
o
Mantis,
where
do
you
stay?
I
stay
on
the
delicate
grass
and
on
barren
hay.
Mantis,
o
Mantis,
where
did
you
go
yesterday?
Yesterday
I
went
to
Bengal's
bay
to
say
an
evil
fay
would
come
the
way
of
the
sun's
ray
that
day
and
I
came
to
pray
for
a
good
day.
Copyright © Mandal Bijoy Beg | Year Posted 2014
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