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Open Poetry #39

Of Ants

Triskaidekaphobia
Member

since 2003-02-05

Posts 251
In a state of disrepair...

0 posted 2006-10-08 03:42 AM

On grass so very verdant damp
One past crow the teeming camp
Of waves of ants gleaming dark
Come to feast on long dead art

Bring mandibles that tear and rip
While blackened blood's eerie drip
So soft beats out this clouded noon
The oft heard tune of empty doom

Two bowing lines of soldier drones
Enforce Queen's Law so none shall roam
The funeral dirge by insect hummed
Their meals arrival is so drummed

Should you not then marvel too
that not one note will sound askew
in the singing slow cadence
of so very many ants?

"The world won't end in darkness, it'll end in family fun
With Coca Cola clouds behind a Big Mac sun."

One God by The Beautiful South

Kira Aso
Member

since 2006-09-26

Posts 351
Closer to Hell...

1 posted 2006-10-08 11:48 PM

How'd I miss this? (I haven't been all here)
No seriously, great work!

I really like this just because it sort of reminds me of a story my grandpa used to tell me. (It just came to me while reading this!)

He also used to quote some scripture something about going to the ant and seeing how they work without complaining...

Anywho...I really enjoyed this!

Thankyou much!

~Kira

iliana
Member Patricius

since 2003-12-05

Posts 13434
USA

2 posted 2006-10-08 11:56 PM

Glad this one came back up....terrific poem!

The Lady
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-12-26

Posts 7634
The Southwest

3 posted 2006-10-09 04:38 PM

Bump it up!

I love it.

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