Anthracitic ants anticipate antipathy.
A true Antediluvian antagonist, their anthoid antrum a scourge.
Using an antiquated anthelminthic,
I attempt to attack their mound;
Their antennae ever attuned,
I swear I heard a faint battle cry Anthem,
Their sudden purge resembling an anthemion.
But this is not anthropophagy,
I anthropomorphize.
Their antics are merely an antevert.
Antibiosis in the form of a nasty sting;
Not unlike an Antiar dart.
And now I am in need of an antidote or antivenin:
An antalgic antiseptic or antibiotic
To neutralize this anticly growing antefix.
And not to make an anticlimactic mountain out of an anthill:
This is war.
In response to Jennifer Nichole Wells One Word Photo Challenge: Ant
I am a scientist by trade and artist by soul. My creative outlet used to be dancing but due to injuries and age, I must now find another path. I am hoping my writing, poetry and photography can be this new path.
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November 25, 2015 at 1:40 pm
I love this. So very impressive and well done.
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November 25, 2015 at 2:18 pm
Thank you so much!
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November 25, 2015 at 3:15 pm
nice composition of subject matter, forms and colours… very well taken
the text is something else… a blend of the scientist with the creative
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November 25, 2015 at 3:24 pm
Why thank you for such a fine compliment Fernan
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November 25, 2015 at 5:34 pm
Very creative.
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November 25, 2015 at 5:38 pm
Thank you kindly!
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November 25, 2015 at 11:18 pm
Very clever Christy
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November 26, 2015 at 3:24 am
Thank you Clare.
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November 26, 2015 at 2:43 pm
Antediluvian is one of my fave words–not much opportunity for me to use it, but I love the way it rolls in my mouth 🙂 Fabulous poem!
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November 26, 2015 at 2:52 pm
Thank you! I learned all kinds of new words with this one.
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November 26, 2015 at 9:37 pm
Very fun 🙂
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December 1, 2015 at 12:40 am
Well done… you’ve amassed quite an army of “ant” words, here! 🙂 ♥ ❤
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December 1, 2015 at 12:54 am
Thank you! This one took a while to complete : )
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December 1, 2015 at 1:00 am
Oh yes, I can just imagine. But fun like a puzzle, right? 🙂 ♥ ❤
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December 1, 2015 at 3:35 am
Absolutely and I learned a lot of new words too!
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December 9, 2015 at 10:09 am
Yes, U did hear a faint battle cry anthem. Like Venetian choirs long ago, they sing antiphonally 🙂
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December 9, 2015 at 10:13 am
Veeery goood!
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