the praying mantis ...

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Judith Meskill
Categories:photos, poetry.

the praying mantis ...
Originally uploaded by jude

"... 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 ..."
 
by Ogden Nash
 
i shot this fellow the week before i started packing to move into my new home - i just found him this weekend when i downloaded the memory card in my xti ... xo

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