The Life of an Ant

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    This poem is actually talking about four different points of view.  The first paragraph is speaking of the simple lives of the colonies of ants in general.  The second paragraph tells of the Queen Ant herself.  The third paragraph is about the soldier ants.  The fourth paragraph is water coming from a six-year old's water gun.

    The Life of an Ant
    They work and they slave
    All throughout the day
    They know they deserve
    More than to serve
    They still go along
    With what is so wrong
    All throughout the day

    She lies there and sleeps
    With food coming in heaps
    She engulfs until full
    And uses no tool
    She watches and waits
    Behind her granite gates
    With food coming in heaps

    The soldiers were well
    But all of them fell
    The soldiers fell prey
    And were all washed away
    The soldiers came 'round
    And tried not to drown
    But all of them fell

    The water poured out
    From its giant spout
    The water began
    And all of them ran
    The water resides
    The population subsides
    From its giant spout

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    WordSlinger commented on The Life of an Ant

    08-03-2009

    A Royal Poem, Creative Bigtime, Very much, welcome To Op...
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    dragonfly1023 commented on The Life of an Ant

    08-03-2009

    great perspective that really puts you at ground level with this flash flood and the destroyed colony. this piece shows much about your creative mind and your connection to nature and one of its smallest miracles. two thumbs up!!
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