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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PRAYING-MANTIS, by ANNIE CHARLOTTE DALTON First Line: In the dark dungeons of the mind Last Line: The mantis mounts the stair. Subject(s): Mantis; Reason; Soul; Intellect; Rationalism; Brain; Mind; Intellectuals | |||
In the dark dungeons of the mind, Strange creatures walk and breed their kind; The Mantis mounts the stair, With movements free as air. The Praying-Mantis mounts the stair, Her tiny arms upheld in prayer. In chasuble and stole, She stands to read my soul. I know not what dark thing is there, Nor why my soul must feel despair, Nor why she turns away And bids the Mantis slay. In the deep dungeons of the mind, Strange creatures walk and breed their kind; With arms upheld in prayer The Mantis mounts the stair. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AGAINST EXCESS OF SEA OR SUN OR REASON by WILLIAM MEREDITH PROVISION FOR THE HIGHER OZONE BODY by WILL ALEXANDER THE BOOK OF THE DEAD MAN (#65) by MARVIN BELL THE MACHINATIONS OF THE MIND by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR WHY FOOL AROUND? by STEPHEN DOBYNS POPHAM OF THE NEW SONG: 1 by NORMAN DUBIE |
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