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Sam is a novice gardener who stamps on all ants He doesn't like them near or crawling on his plants Their Queen was angry and wanted revenge For the ones that had fallen she wanted to avenge. They planned to get inside and under Sam's clothes Cover his whole body from his head to his toes The queen gave her order for her ants to attack Every inch of his body, every orifice and crack. There were flying ant squadrons in groups of twelve Soldiers in lines and a lone scout out by himself. The others were preparing for a mass swamping While Sam continued with his clomping and stomping. They entered inside both trouser leg realms These little feisty red insects, these hardcore rebels From somewhere inside it was smelly and breezy And their night vision eyes made navigation more easy. Sam's legs were hairy and wiry, like a hot tangled jungle With volcano like spots and some weird looking fungal. They battled there way through, this united strong army While Sam was going mad and looked rather barmy. They bit, they chewed, they spat and tickled Sam smacking himself as he wriggled and wiggled At all times they were all on high red alert. To avoid being splattered by this mad dancing berk. These tiny ninja assassins crawled under his shirt His four limbs wildly failing; he went completely berserk Flying ants swooping and diving to created a distraction Sam's reaction to their actions gave them great satisfaction. He jumped, he hopped, he twice did the splits They bit here and there, including his small naughty bits His limbs in and out; the ants hokey pokey Limbs moving so fast they felt hot and smelt smokey. Sam screamed "I am sorry please leave me alone My garden is yours and every ants home I didn't know aphids left you a sugary sweet treat" I surrender, I give up, I admit my defeat." Harmony and peace, balance restored Nothing is mightier than a little ants sword Sam's body now healed, no more ants in his pants But beware if you ever harm a red or black ant. 04.06.24

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Date: 6/15/2024 2:48:00 AM
loved it, it`s nice when the small guy gets the upper hand. got to admit, I don`t like the flying ant. LOL. Simon :-):-)
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Emilia James
Date: 6/21/2024 3:21:00 AM
Thank you Simon and yes it is. Not sure what has happened to the red ants. I use to see lots when I was a child but not seen any in years. You do need to duck and dive a bit with the flying ones lol. Emilia : )
Date: 6/5/2024 8:25:00 AM
Loved the poem Emilia, great object lesson for beneficial insects. Liked the picture too. John
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Date: 6/5/2024 12:37:00 PM
Thank you John. I always leave them alone to get on with what they do. The birds seem to naturally control them. It is only black ants I see now. I have not seen any red ones in a very long time. Emilia : )
Date: 6/4/2024 6:15:00 PM
Wonderful poem Emilia - very entertaining. I love this epic battle, and it's great that Sam learned his lesson, albeit the hard way! It reminds me of a 1930s era cartoon, about a guy called pincushion man, who invaded balloonyland - another epic battle ensued. Ants really know how to work together!
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Date: 6/5/2024 12:26:00 PM
Thank you David. Glad you enjoyed it. I have not heard of pincushion man and ballonyland but I will look it up. Sometimes after being out doing some gardening I go back inside with a ant or two on me. I don't stomp on them though, I woudn't dare lol. Emilia : )

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