Ant

Upset by the horror caused by ants that plundered into my computer

Ants are moving inside my computer monitor
I feel helpless where to find an exterminator

What the humans have done to the ant community
Why they come in groups to attack our property
Who is responsible to invite this menace
How can we get rid of such penance

Ants plundered our sugar and bread
They damaged clothing by eating thread
They eat flowers and roots of plants in the garden
They carry away food of pets and human
They bite and inject painful formic acid
I wonder why they have so much greed 

I am totally upset by this tiny vermin
It has conspired to stop my writing

Reviews

[quinfinn]

ants are to be admired for their communal lifestyle and their strength and intelligence. now, that being said..i worked for a major pest control company for 4 years. here is what to do. go out to the feed and seed or dept store and find something called "terro" ant traps. they will find it, feed on it, take the poison back to the queen and that will destroy the whole colony. that is the only way!!!!

[zainul]

I am very fortunate to have such a great exterminator among the talented writers.It would not have been possible to locate you had not the ants invaded my computer.
I am very grateful for such great suggestion.I am afraid that "terro" ant traps may not be available in our market.
Thank you again for stopping by and offering the precious contribution.

[quinfinn]

describe it to your hardware store manager. he will point you in the right direction. there are many brand names for the same product. it is a tiny plastic box filled with a clear insecticide which ants cannot resist, they swarm into it and stay there until they have consumed it, then they take it to their queen and feed it to her...when it kills her they all die or move on....usually the former.

[zainul]

This is a great information.
I will check with the hardware store manager soon.
Thank you dear friend for your generous support.

[quinfinn]

good luck!

[zainul]

:)

[Dean]

I found Terro in the pensticide section of my supermarket.

[quinfinn]

it works

[zainul]

Thank you for the precious information.
I will seek your help to control my ants.

[Jessica Gillitzer]

We always used original grits, not the instant kind. i think it works the same. a friend of mine suggested it and he did pest control for a few years to. it seems to work for him when i visited him in Georgia.
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[zainul]

I am glad that many good solutions are coming.
All individuals will get the benefit of this useful conversation.
I am grateful to all contributors.

[Rhea752]

Lol this is an amazing poem, and most of the time I hate ants as well, but we must wonder if humans are any different from ants. We plunder the world just as they do taking even more than they do, because we don't just take the things we need to survive we take items for luxury. Imagine if you were an ant. You would probably write the same poem about humans.

Undoubtedly this is a great poem. It shows how the tiniest things can cause a large amount of damage. Well done!! Keep writing!!! :)

[zainul]

Thank you Rhea for the wonderful review.
Yes,you are very right to say that humans are worse than ants.
I would write the same poem about humans if I were an ant. :)

[Vria P Crow]

INTRODUCTION

The first two lines are the following:

1. Entrancing
2. Witty
3. Clever.

BODY

WHAT I LIKED:

1. Rhyme Scheme
2. Biological References
3. Frustration Outlet
4. Vocabulary.
5. The Final Quote

The rhyme scheme gives it a lyrical and witty voice to the poem.
The biological references to the "ant" community gives it "Realism."
The frustration outlet allows anger to be expressed appropriately.
The vocabulary displays intelligence and imagery.
The final quote teases the reader; making us want more.

CONCLUSION

1. It gave me a chuckle.
2. I share your frustration.
3. Nature is fun.

[zainul]

Ria,this is another gift for my work from your talented heart.
Thanks for the admiring review.
Have a nice day,dear poet :)

[Vria P Crow]

You are very welcome:D It touches my heart that you feel this way.

Your welcome:D
read moreYou are very welcome:D It touches my heart that you feel this way.

Your welcome:D

You too:D

[zainul]

Thanks for the nice gesture :D

[audrie]

Wow! ai absolutely love it! ants really stir up strong emotions for you . lol - wonderful that you can give so much meaning to something that others find meaningless!
nice work

[zainul]

Thank you Audrie for your generous compliments and admiring review.
This means a world to me. :)

[Acucena G.]

"It has conspired to stop my writing " that's my favorite part , even though they tried but you were strong enough to defeat them and continued to provide us with you amazing writings . Great job

[zainul]

Thanks for the great support ,Acucena.
I am doing my best with your help and support.
A single ant may be a tiny organism,but when they come as a community
with thousands it becomes very difficult to defeat them.
We have many things to learn from the social behavior of ants.
The social nature of ants have made them very powerful.
We humans can defeat them if we attempt unitedly like the ants.
But,we humans are divided over trifling personal or political interests.
I appreciate your thoughtful contribution.

[Acucena G.]

you are welcome

[zainul]

:)

[Ency Bearis]

Sometimes its annoying to see those insects crawling everywhere in your house. I feel your sentiments zainul.

[zainul]

Thanks for the lovely gesture,Ency :)

[Jessica Gillitzer]

Hah, i'm lovin' it. not the part about you having an ant problem but the fact that you were so creative with it. this is very intelligent in it's ability to make the reader see all the angles of this problem your having. So creative i love it!
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[zainul]

Thank you Jessica for stopping by to grace this piece.
It means a world to me.

[Jessica Gillitzer]

happily it was my pleasure. =o)

[zainul]

This is my happy pleasure too. =o)

[I, Rene]

Fascinating to watch but not in one's own house that's for sure. I can feel your frustration in this write and having experienced this also from time to time it's very frustrating. well done, I am frustrated all over again haha

[zainul]

Thanks for expressing your frustration to inspire me immensely.
This must be creative frustration :)
Thank you for stopping by to grace this piece.

[Zahra]

in our farm house we've faced this 'ant problem' many times. They were everywhere, like alien attack. :p

[zainul]

Were they fire ant?
You have nicely branded them as alien attack.
It is almost impossible to get rid of them.
Sometimes,they appear more powerful than human.
Thanks for stopping by to grace this piece.

[Zahra]

yeah many kinds of them. :)

[zainul]

Then,you were in greater troubles than mine.
I am happy that you are free from their attacks at this moment.
Have a nice time :)

[Zahra]

Thanks! :p

[zainul]

Welcome :)

[Mehak Mushtaq]

I like ants. Although I've been bitten by them quite a few times, but still.

[zainul]

Thank you Mehak for sharing your feeling about the ants so candidly.
Yes,ants have a lot of virtues.
They may teach us the pleasure of living in a society.
Thank you for stopping by to grace this piece.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

:)

[zainul]

:)

[Sunni Davis]

I understand this completely! I have a love/hate relationship with ants. I respect that they are living creatures but they annoy the life out of me. I enjoyed the descriptive way you wrote this. Very nice!

[zainul]

Thank you Sunni for the very admiring review.
Your concept of love/hate relationship with ants is a new knowledge for me.
I am glad to know that you enjoyed its descriptive way of writing.
Have a nice time free from the nuisance of ants.