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The Sated Widow or Preying Mantis
by Geri Taran

 

 

Blessed solitude.
She sits in the sun, her fullness a comfort.
New life is on the way.

She does not miss her mate
He is with her always, now.

silhouette of a preying mantis, labelled The Sated Widow or Preying Mantis by Geri Taran

 

© 2002 by Geri Taran

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