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Ambedo- The Anthill

Quote: 
"Ambedo- a  kind of melancholic trance in which
you become completely absorbed in vivid sensory
details- which leads to a dawning awareness
of the fragility of life." — J. Koenig

I saw a large round anthill in the dirt
and marveled at the intricate design
of what they were about. My heart was sad, 
and yet, without a thought,

Categories: anthill, death, life, metaphor,
Form: Blank verse

Anthill

anthill and insects
million lives living in ground
trekkers with boots walk


Interesting facts on anthills:
Average ant hill is home for colony of 250,000 ants 
Mother queen roams around the nest laying 1,500 eggs in a day.
Nest sports temperature controlled rooms for these babies.
Throughout the day adult ants shift babies up and down chasing perfect temperature for them.

Categories: anthill, insect,
Form: Haiku

Anthill

Anthill


An army of wood ants ,
In Swiss Jura Mountains,
Lift up the mighty leaf
Overhead,to feed

The queen, a  fairy , labors in her womb
The males carry thin paper wings, too
Female workers  go without  
The queen populates the colony and makes nests 
Which guards protect
Against those who wish to expand their empire or have a

Categories: anthill, education, fairy, flying, life,
Form: Narrative

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Anytime Anthill

Race for Survival

  Carry This ~ Struggle with That
 
      Misdirection Circus

Categories: anthill, insect, race,
Form: Senryu

Termites Built Anthill

Drunken man slept
on head termites built anthill
woke up, made alarm

Categories: anthill, addiction, satire,
Form: Haiku

Anthill

An anthill stood up,
beckoning me to save him
 remove fox in belly

Categories: anthill, analogy, power,
Form: Haiku

The Anthill

From a story as told by Rev. Billy Graham

Father and son were walking through the forest
When they came upon an anthill on the way,
The lad kicked out and thus destroyed their kingdom
The Father, saddened now, was heard to say:
 
“Is that really what you wanted to achieve, son?”
as the ants raced angrily around his feet,
the

Categories: anthill, christian, god, wisdom,
Form: Free verse