Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser Poet Free verse

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Humans, Ants and Shadows

HUMANS, ANTS AND SHADOWS

The smallest ants cast long shadows. . .

Little they are but see how discipline they can be
Millimeters apart, they all unify in a single file

It's a dismay that at some point
Humans, don't show such discipline
Instead of waiting for their turn
Sometimes one overtakes, one assumes
someone else's  post just to be on time 

selfish motive or emergency,
who knows?

Polymorphic ants, they merge 
to do an umbrella of tasks
Humans regardless of status and age
All are entitled to do some chore
inside ones home, school or workplace
Hand and hand in a web of labor

Talking to each other 
with their own way: pheromones
Some colonies act as one
but some misunderstands, they fight.

Humans as well does communicate
with the languages that abound this earth.
Hence, we can readily convey our thoughts
but still, highest among creations,
there are still confusions and war.

Amazing!
Such little creatures,
Ants  and we, humans,
one way or another 
cast long shadows. . .

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©O. E. Guillermo
03:31 pm, January 16, 2015 

Note: Pheromones -- chemical substances released by insects (e.g. ants, bees, wasps etc.) the influences their physical behaviour particularly communication, signals. 

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Julia Ward March 25, 2015 at 6:44 AM Humans need to re-learn nature's way, don't they, Olive? Hugs, Julia, xx Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser March 26, 2015 at 6:20 AM you are right Julia.. :)! Thank you Julia.. :)!

M. L. Kiser February 27, 2015 at 2:48 PM Ants are amazing creatures and we could learn a lot from them, as well as, other species. It makes one wonder...which is the "higher" species? Quite a profound poem. Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser March 6, 2015 at 7:04 AM thanks much M.L. :) indeed.. sometimes some humans act more like an animal..

James Marshall Goff February 6, 2015 at 1:57 PM i like the influences, similar, only specie separates....good work, Olive! jimbo Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser February 7, 2015 at 8:37 AM right... :) thanks for the visit James.. :D!

James Fraser January 18, 2015 at 2:48 PM So much truth in your words Olive. Today's world is a blinkered war between humans and anything else that exists on this wonderful planet. It's an 'Us and Them' world, kinda sad and pathetic from a humans point of view. Long live the animals, for as they live, maybe we'll learn from them before we wipe them all out. Good luck in the contest, James :) :) Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser January 21, 2015 at 8:17 AM thanks much JAmes.. :)! God bless you always.. :)

Paul Callus January 17, 2015 at 8:50 AM Another lovely poem, Olive_eloi! I like how you compare humans and ants; there is a lot that we can learn from their behaviour. gl in the contest. Have a lovely weekend! hugs // paul Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser January 17, 2015 at 4:55 PM the shadows, I use as a symbolic term that points kn the similarities but the thing is ants are small and humans a lot bigger. . but to leassons learned they point out big lessons for humans Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser January 17, 2015 at 4:53 PM esp when they align as one..... as for how many times I so experiencr being pushed and being overtaken in a line because am small and i do it esp for old people though. Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser January 17, 2015 at 4:51 PM Happy weekend Paul. . :) Appteciate your drop by.. I thought no one will like this poem as somehow the theme is difficult. but i so wish to bring out the similarities between ands and humans..