The Anthill

Moses Ingram on Jan 2, 2008

I step upon and anthill, and as I quickly get out of the way, I wonder what the ants must be thinking.

I stepped upon an anthill once
An accident my friend
For to harm another creature
is not something I intend

I marvelled as those little ones
Courageously came forth
To stop this home intrusion
And protect their queen and court

Did they wonder what had hit them
As their fury did unfurl
Had it been some act of nature
Did a comet hit their world

I ran away before them
A safe place for to find
For those tiny scouts were vigilant
Revenge was on their mind

Yet as I thought about them
Some forty feet away
I wondered of the headlines
In the ant express that day

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Comments (9)

francie on Jan 2, 2008
Great poem! Such a unique subject, *clever!
Dave on Jan 3, 2008
Mose, I’m afraid spiders are my buddies. Dave
Steven Turner on Jan 20, 2008
Pretty well put together and a rather original subject
Jessica Fike on Jan 23, 2008
I wondered of the headlines
In the ant express that day
Lucy Lockett on Jan 31, 2008
Thank you for a delightful poem, very well expressed!
ranfuchs on Feb 17, 2008
Wow, this is truly clever poem. Now all you do is put us instead of the ants, and see how meaningless can our search for meaning or reason can be.

Things just happen
This is one of my favourite poems in this site
ranfuchs
PR Mace on Nov 21, 2008
Wonderful poem. Your read forward for the day.
Joanna Maharis on Nov 21, 2008
This is such a beautiful narrative.

Take Care,

Joanna Maharis
shobhana on Jun 18, 2011
Fantastic composition about an anthill! Lovely poem

Hi there!