Ants

The life of an ant is an enigma,
and how they appear, sometimes, a stigma,
they run together in the sand,
their sting it burns
when they bite your hands.
Go out in the garden in flip-flop sandles,
they're sure to attack, assail your ankles,
their fierce red bodies charge and swarm,
they always work in unison.
Together in the midday heat,
pulling together at your feet;
a swirling microcosm of energy,
they form sandhills,
in perfect synergy.
Working together they make a spout,
at exit and entrance, they dance about.
Moving mountains every hour,
teamwork their watchword, their secret power.

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