Ant Activity

There’s this classic adage which we’ve seen at 

hand that takes an ancient view on ant activity - 

nothing new in that I can agree as when, and if, 

they’re busy there'll be their trails galore - tho’ 

one supposes when there’s more’n yesterday’s 

phalanx, that something’s in the wind, for sure,  

or maybe it is caused by imminence of rain; we 

have the wet in hand with seamy spells of April 

showers (altho its only early March) which tells 

us why they are out on the hoof at large - even 

if that can’t explain their lunatic behaviour with 

extreme persistence in pursuit of antsy things 

But now we are subjected t’ their lunacy within 

the house - you’d question why an office desk 

with PC, mouse, & all the paraphernalia you’d 

expect t’ see is now - somehow, the target for 

reconnaissance in frantic & unceasing ant-like 

scrutiny which drives me mad; barking I’m too 

busy writing, can’t you give me space, go find 

another place if what you plan will be an ant- 

invasion of the promised land; the silence that 

ensues is deafening - altho the scurried horde 

disbands & scouts retreat t’ seek the safer by-

ways that their wilful leaders still insist exist 

© 8 March 2018, I. D. Carswell