| Watching Ants The rain is pouring down, it seems to come in sheets As though it intends to wash the earth complete To refresh and revitalize and to water the plants As I look out of my window, I notice little ants Attempting to repair the damage done Working together as though they were one It's amazing to watch them so tiny and small At the exact same moment they answer the call To aid and assist in each and every endeavor The Queen commands ... " This terrible weather Has weakened our fortress." and immediately they fly In response to the Queen Ant's cry So fiercely they work to repair the walls That protect the eggs, Queen and all For their entire world revolves around Those tiny holes escavated in the ground So, to repair, protect and defend is all they know Their entire existence is only so Their colony may continue to exist For this alone they continually persist Even stronger and larger the next generation will be They're really not that different than humanity Patrick Wayne Hollier Copyright 2000 Patrick Hollier |
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