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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 16 May 2008 : 02:04:52
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The termites of Timbucto
Living in their kingdom
Theirs is a life of misery
Every day they toil
The soil is so dry
Yet they strive to make a living
The lot of the termites of Timbucto
Is not a happy one
As they toil
Others try to foil
Their efforts on that soil
Undaunted they try even more
Just to live dignified and humbly too
Oh! those termites of Timbucto
See, their mighty towers
Climbing up into the skies above
Built on the strength of the poor
To massage the egos of their heartless king
Who shows them off to visiting dignitaries
Unaware of the cost
Ask them ,none would
But the pyramids of Misrah
Were built by brute force
Though we now marvel at their splendor
Those who toiled then
To set them up
Were not proud of their job
Uhm! the pain
That pain which killed them daily
Broken bones and bruised muscles
Suffered without just recompense
Unpaid labor for the king
Who trampled on the poor
As they fall down with exhaustion
Just to see the finished Towers of Timbucto
The Mango Tree
Standing in our backyard
Is a huge mango tree
Its mighty branches shading the yard
Underneath we play
Waiting for the ripe yellow fruits to fall
When any does
We the children scramble for it
The winner takes a juicy bite
Mocking the rest of us
Whilst we lick our lips
Salivating hungrily we watch
As he triumphantly munches away
waiting to be offered a bite or two
In vain at times
When a strong wind blows
We get a good shaking of the tree
Dropping so many fruits
Which we each get a share of
To eat to our fill
Otherwise one must bravely climb up
Not knowing what lurks in the green foliage
A snake or two is scary enough
Ant attacks too are a possibility
Those red ants that stick on and bite with lust
Added to the risk of a broken branch
Heavily laden with fruit
Sending you tumbling down
Like the legendary Humpty Dumpty
To cry your eyes out
As the rest of us
Eat the luscious fruit with merry glee
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kiwi
Sweden
662 Posts |
Posted - 16 May 2008 : 09:26:28
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Mangoes in the backyard, not ripe yet.
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kayjatta
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Posted - 16 May 2008 : 11:17:24
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Nice poem, Kaanibaa. A huge personification, looks like. "Termites of Timbucto", hmn...they "have a heartless king...shows them off to ...dignitaries". Oh those "red ants", i know very well for I used to "take a fill" from those juicy mango fruits too..."broken bones and bruised muscles"? How dare you say that of such nobler beings than man? Who else will "trample on the poor" who has already "suffered without just recompense"?
Oh those red ants...until you "get a good shaking of the tree"...and then you are send "tumbling down"...
Hmn, good poem... |
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 May 2008 : 21:08:32
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| Mew! mew! mew! as the cat would say when it spill the milk can it say sorry I wonder.Thanks Kiwi and kayjatta for the additional photos of a mango tree and mangoes, and well, the comments from you Kay what can I say but thanks again.Those fruits are so huge and tempting Could I get a bite Kiwi Please! |
Edited by - kaanibaa on 16 May 2008 22:18:34 |
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kiwi
Sweden
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Posted - 16 May 2008 : 22:35:12
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| Have a bite or two! I´m sure they are ripe by now, the pic was taken two months ago. |
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 May 2008 : 23:05:20
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| Yummy yum yum, thanks a lot |
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