Alfie the Ant

Whew, it's been nearly a week since the last post! During that time, i have: finished the lineup of angry birds felties (unless i decide to make that pig with the mustache :) ), received my first rejection letter from a publisher!! (picture above), said goodbye to christi who is leaving for uganda tomorrow (see photo of sad self), ate a giant burrito (chipotle), um...and other things! oh, began familiarizing myself with the music from Wicked, thanks go Nicole's repeated praising of it...and she's right, it's great! give it a listen!

and, here is a poem about a crazy ant.


Alfie Antie lived in fear
Of Magnifying Glasses--
He'd heard they transform tiny bugs
To flames and smoke and gasses.
In fact, his great-ant Alba had
Been killed by such a monster--
She thought that she could fight it,
But this time, her valor cost her.
So Alfie's Mom and Dad had warned him
Since he was an egg:
"Look lively, and stay clear if you
Would keep both life and leg!"
Imagine, therefore, Alfie's shock
On sighting this foul beast--
It dangled, swaying, from a chord.
He thought, "Is it deceased?
Was justice done, the great Glass hung?
I think it must be so!
I must creep closer to the corpse,
That way, I'll truly know!"
He crawled until he could crawl down
The chord that held his foe,
And, as the monster made no move,
His heart began to slow.
He mused, "I've naught to fear! In fact,
I'll never fear again!"
He danced right down the handle, reached the lens,
And then peered in:
Well, what to his small wond'ring eyes?
The world grew so large
He saw his Mum quite far away,
Consoling Antie Marge.
He saw his Father carrying
A most impressive load,
And--"Oh my goodness! Sissy's playing
Near a hungry toad!"
As Alfie wondered what to do,
The breezes changed their path,
The Magnifying Glass awoke,
And faced the toad in wrath!
Ka-Ching! Poor Alfie saw it,
Sunlight bright enough to kill!
It hit the toad's left eye--and he
Fled, hopping up the hill!
And Alfie, too, fled, pondering
His enemy's good deed:
Why was it done? How had it known
That Sissy was in need?
Young Alfie told no other ant
The wonders of that day--
I doubt that they could answer
All his questions, anyway.