In murky waters, I quietly dwell, with a powerful bite and a sturdy shell. My jaws snap tight with a fearsome might, what am I, lurking out of sight?

We rise from the pond on a warm spring day, Far too small for a knight to slay, Flitter and shimmer like fairies at play, While keeping the backyard vampires away!

I’m a giant wave that refuses to behave. I roar to shore, an ocean’s rave. Too wild to surf, too fierce to play, when I come crashing, best run away.

I spark with just a single swipe, I wait in piles when forests are dry, Some seek love, some seek a flame, Different faces, but one same name

I end each day with a crimson crest, You’ll find me only facing west. A fleeting glow you won’t forget, Who am I, this painted silhouette?