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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I spent one long, hot summer, when I was about ten, studying ants for hours on end. Two ant hills... one with black ants, one with red. All summer long I watched them gather food, go to war, and bury their dead. I saw them working everyday to prepare for the harsh, Colorado winter ahead and I must say, I still have a grudging respect for those industrious little pests. Ida Werrett |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
My dear Ida Belle, the strong powers of observation that you had as a young girl, continue to serve you well as a very fine poet! I, too, used to study ants and was amazed at their strength, ingenuity, and tenacity! Perhaps I'll ask to come back as an ant! lol You are a delightful poet, Delightful One!    Linda |
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Oklahoma Rose Senior Member
since 2008-02-28
Posts 1586Oklahoma USA |
I sure enjoy the way you write, Ida. I remember when I was about 10, I climbed up on a dirt hill. It turned out to be full of little tiny any, which got all over me. I never did climb up on a dirt hill again. LOL! Those little tiny red ants sure did hurt. |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
 Ah, yeah! Those industrious and marvelous little creatures plague my kitchen every spring. Only the ones I get are tiny, but simply amazing as they march across the formica counter tops. I have to get rid of them, but always think about their diligence and hard work with grudging respect, too. Really enjoyed reading this, Ida. You leave me smiling. hugs! |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
A very interesting story about the ants dear Ida. The way they live and conduct their affairs is nothing short of amazing, and very intrigueing as well. love. Lindsay |
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Spiros Zafiris Senior Member
since 2002-10-20
Posts 982Canada |
..hello.. ..i much enjoyed your poem..short but sweet ..has me wishing it was longer..thanks.. spiros |
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crosscountry83 Member
since 2009-07-30
Posts 345 |
Good job on your poem. You live in Colorado, or did at one point? I live there hehe. Rileigh |
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N|D|N|C|Lost-Poet Member
since 2009-07-30
Posts 360New Orleans |
Beautifully captured. As most of us have, I used to study ants as well. Except I was more interested in setting up fights between different ant colonies. -LostPoet "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Oscar Wilde |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hello Ida, thanks for sharing this ants poem cause we can share that from childhood, thanks for the graceful and efficient poem. yann |
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Yoinn Senior Member
since 2007-08-16
Posts 649Michigan |
Yes those hard working little buggers. Always somewhere to go, things to do. Never did they ever want to stop and talk to me when I was little boy and curious. So I just burned them with my dads magnifying glass. lol thanks for the memories. Yoin |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Ida, A very interesting poem you've written, and written so well! I think you must have been a precocious child to study those little pests! Loved this! To the top! misce' |
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XGarapanX Senior Member
since 2008-06-19
Posts 1435Antarctica |
This is awesome! I love the grudging respect granted at the end. Made me laugh! ·´~`·»Brett«·´~`· |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Thank you all for looking in on my childhood memory and yes, Raleigh, I lived in Colorado twice when I was a child, for short periods of time, Once when I was 5 and once when I was 10. Ida |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Did they really bury their dead? After the battles? That's amazing. I'd love to watch ant hills like that - A |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Yes, they did Alison, they had a funeral, of sorts, where a long line of ants carried the dead. They are truly amazing creatures. Ida |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Wow, dear Ida! Burying their dead! Isn't it amazing?! I have also always loved observing them. They carry incredible weights for their tiny structure i.e. and they do help and assist each other when there is a problem. Enjoyed this much. Love, Margherita |
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peaceseaker Member
since 2009-07-29
Posts 161 |
March...loved this creative piece...they area frenzy of activity to watch aren't they? Loved your images in this..well done....peaceseaker |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Ants always fascinates me, remember that ant and the grasshopper story so very well from my little kindergarten days. Such tiny creatures with such high moral values, something we humans fail to follow. Wonderful write Ida… "Hardwork pays in the long run" |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Ants always fascinates me, remember that ant and the grasshopper story so very well from my little kindergarten days. Such tiny creatures with such high moral values, something we humans fail to follow. Wonderful write Ida… "Hardwork pays in the long run" |
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Toccatta Junior Member
since 2009-07-08
Posts 26 |
Marchmadness, This is a neat one. It always amazed me how they could lift so much more than their weight. Is it a hundred times their weight they can lift? I don't remember, but it is a lot. I can see how we might be envious of the little pests. Toccatta |
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Heart2Heart Senior Member
since 2009-05-15
Posts 738Scotland/Norway |
Great and observant poem Ida, loved this. Heart2Heart |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Ida...Great poem. Which colony survived? Enjoyed this...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Very nice...James |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Both survived, Paul and went on living, fighting and dying just like we do. Ida |
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