An ant bit Me.
A tiny thing,
a little thing,
so small a thing-
that you may say.
Not so for me.
The pain was big,
the memory long,
my anger strong,
my disgust real.
More than my hurt
were lessons learnt:
small can do large,
big can feel small,
to kill is choice,
forgive is best,
to give to small-
a real tough test.
Live and let live-
Love even ant
just imagine when a ant does bite at ones tip and particularly elephant's then see what happens 'tis no fun
Very profound poem. The pain was big...the memory long. Beautifully expresses the impact of a small thing on humans. And what makes this poem a very special one is that the biting of an ant usually goes unnoticed n is soon forgotten. Only a poetic mind like yours can turn the ordinary into extraordinary and can derive a lesson from the trivial. In the beginning the hurt may cause rage but gradually when the feelings subside n you think with a clear head, even the hurt was for your own good. Well penned.
In this infinite world we are also like a ant and we are biting the nature.
A beautiful, philosophical poem. The ant may be tiny but its capacity to bite is immense. Just shows that we cannot under-estimate a being on the basis of its size. God has made all beings on this earth worthy. Let us learn to treat all alike with love and respect....As always a poem with a great message, Dear Poet Howard.....10
Learning from the ant to gain wisdom! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
The poem has a clear message- 'Live and let live'- and the best way to do that is to learn to forgive even when we are in 'big pain'. Loved this inspirational poem, but sadly, I cannot rate it, as the rating system seems to have disappeared, or is there some fault with my PC? :)
Beautifully crafted and masterfully executed.10+++
A wonderful poem with a meaningful message. Everyone has his own strength. We could never understimate the capacity and power of anyone. A tiny dust can make us temporarily blind.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
There is an old Hindi couplet which deals with a similar subject. It says that a sword cannot do what a small needle is capable of doing. But you have added another dimension to it- ant-bite pain and 'Live and let live- Love even ant'. Thanks.