March of the Ants, Dance of the Bees

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Worker ants and worker bees have many similarities.

They set out to supply the needs of their respective Colonies.

Though similar their goals may be, their methods differ wildly.

 

Marching out across the soil

Ants are out to take the spoil

Carrying off all they can find

Leaving not a crumb behind 

Upon the ground they search and scour 

Seeking what they might devour

 

Bees give back while gathering food

Helping fruits to grow

From flower to flower they wend their way

As they reap they sow

 

When an ant sets out for food 

It settles for the very crude

Fresh or rotten they don’t care

Their food can come from anywhere 

They take no pleasure what they eat

Food is fuel more than a treat

 

The bee is far, far more selective 

They will never compromise 

They soar in seek of nature’s bloom

Sweet nectar is their prize

 

Once a food source ants have found

They lay a scent trail in the ground

Single file the workers go

Where they’re headed they don’t know

Just step by step they wend their way

Upon the trail their feet must stay

 

The bee when they find food to share

Their dance guides others' flights

The guidance though not quite exact

Helps them find the site

 

When obstacles block an ant's trail

Their march is stopped and progress fails

A confusing mess of ants amass

Still the block they cannot pass

Till at last arrives a scout 

To show them all another route

 

Bees, they know no obstacles 

They soar high in the air

The sun becomes their guiding star

Each navigate with care

 

Now each of us, in our life’s work

As we choose our destinies

Let’s not march with the ants,

But dance with the bees!