Went to watch the ants a-crawlin’
Meant to only watch a while.
Bent to see them work so hard and
vented joy to see their style.
Two or more, they came a-huntin’
Few had gathered, scout things out.
Through a tiny crack they squeezed in
new place found to graze about.
Stormed their way into the pantry,
formed a single line to flow.
Swarmed the shelves like half-crazed shoppers,
warmed my heart to see them go.
Now, returning to their anthill,
how they carry such a load!
Chow for everyone to share in.
Wow! They never ever slowed.
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Author Notes
A Lento consists of two quatrains with a fixed rhyme scheme of abcb, defe as the second and forth lines of each stanza must rhyme. To take it a step further, but not required, try rhyming the first and third lines as well as the second and forth lines of each stanza in this rhyming pattern: abab, cdcd. (abcbdefe, ababcdcd).
The fun part of this poem is thrown in here as all the FIRST words of each verse should rhyme. There is no fixed syllable structure to the Lento, but keeping a good, flowing rhythm is recommended.
For an added challenge, one may write a four-verse Lento and call it a Double Lento, a six-versed Lento to become a Triple Lento.
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