Mantises Poems - Poems about Mantises

...two women on a seesaw laughing their happy heads off Like male praying mantises, except they did not scoff wearing dresses and high heels which was absurd Their husbands Phil and Lee walked by, wi......Read the rest...

...A female praying mantis is so alluring, living in her island paradise -- a small swamp with so many wonderful plants and flowers around. The female mantis is being courted by so many males of differe......Read the rest...

...Queen P. Mantis was majestic, beautiful, daring and fine. The men lined up quickly, hoping to be at the head of the line. Watch out, one father told his son, or it’s off with your head. He decided......Read the rest...

...The walls open their eyes just as the mantises begin to weave a loving celestial vibe, incensing the onset of this boundless drive Not questioning if one will retain sentience, escaping for a ti......Read the rest...

...Emperor dragonfly had a ball Stag beetle came big and tall Water springtail brought housefly date Common cockroach came without a mate Eyed hawkmoth arrived in style Caught ladybug’s winsome s......Read the rest...

...Which are the silliest? Seahorses or horses that see? Which hops faster? A grasshopper or a hopper full of grass? Which would be more interesting to invite to tea? A lady bug or a lady that bug......Read the rest...

...A post from the past.....just trying to put down all the ones I have written but deleted when I left the site for a while......this is almost too long, but I couldn't find which animal or insect to e......Read the rest...

...'Twas a soft, sunny evening—I was milling about, basking in breezes and dying to doubt— when at once I crossed paths with a fellow of charm: a young gentle-mantis took perch on my arm. He asked......Read the rest...

...Some conspicuous lice met once or twice With white follicle mites who came out at night And an upside down tick who did magic tricks That entertained maggots who shared roasted haggis With pole......Read the rest...

...© 2010 (Jim Sularz) A morning meadow - tall, red-yellow speckled, now, humbled low by the wind. Conifer sundials – mirrored shadows, slowly stretching, dancing, and then diminishing - along bl......Read the rest...

...Creeping, crawling the time is calling, night has come and the dark is falling. Slinking, slithering the twilight moves, as the squirming creatures hit their grooves. Beneath the leaves the beetl......Read the rest...

...……CHILD’S EYES When I was little I use to hear birds, singing in the trees. There are so few birds today, where are they? When I was just a child, I use to see caterpillars on every walk. ......Read the rest...

...There was a Mantis, a sweet young girl, Who wanted to give mating a whirl! She found a poor boy With whom she could toy, Who didn’t know his life would unfurl! Footnote: Some female Praying......Read the rest...