This was another doodle poem. A doodle poem is something that I started doing many years ago. I had a boyfriend at the time who was a very gifted artist, and he liked to play this game where he'd have someone draw a random squiggle or doodle on a piece of paper, and he'd turn it into a cool picture. I being the jealous, competitive type that I am (not as much these days), thought that while I may not be able to draw, I could do the same thing with words. I'd have someone give me a random word, and I'd weave it into a poem somehow. Yesterday's poem, "Spotted," was a doodle poem, and today's poem, is also one, courtesy again of my beloved hubby, who gave me the word, "grasshopper." If you'd like to give me a word, I will attempt to weave it into a poem. Meanwhile, hope you enjoy. . . .
The Ant and the Grasshopper Revisited
By Batsheva 12/5/09
The ant, so they say,
Worked hard every day
Storing food for the cold
Months ahead
Not asleep in his bed
Yes, so it is said,
And then we are frequently told
Of grasshopper, so lazy,
He must have been crazy
He made little effort at all
He would lie on the beach
And perhaps eat a peach
Then go dance at the big insect ball.
Yes, he’d party and play
While the ant worked all day,
Thinking, “Oh, that big, silly, green fool!
Doesn’t he know
That when the winds blow
I’ll be the one who will rule?
He’ll come beg me for food.
I’ll try not to be rude,
But he’ll be on the street
With nothing to eat
When I say, ‘Hey, sorry dude.’”
Well, the ant worked. It’s true.
His food stores just grew,
Until one day in early late fall
(And this is a fact!)
He had a huge heart attack.
Guess who wound up eating it all?
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Well written, did not like the theme of laziness. But you do have a talent Batsheva.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I don't think the theme is so much laziness, as it is the idea that, while work is important, so is enjoying life. Plus the whole idea about the best laid plans. . . .
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