Monday, July 31, 2017

Ergate ... Labor

Today's word is "urgate" ... ur-geyt ... a worker ant. (Dictionary.com)

Labor
Busy on the ant hill,
The urgates come and go,
Carrying their cargo,
Firstly to, then fro.

From early morn to dusk,
They heft their burdens high,
While the nearby grasshoppers,
Laze and watch the sky.

Anne Selleck
Copyright 2017

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