Here we are, two ants
Meeting on an ant-path.
Antennas touch.
Hey, I know you!
You’re part of OUR nest!.
(It’s amazing how sensitive antennas are.)
You’re part of US!
(There\u2019s a definite mild kick-thrill
in of us being together, even for a moment.
Wow! US!)<\/p>\n
(In another dimension far away
We\u2019re in a beer-hall, drinking
And singing, waving our mugs in time:
\u201dThe more we are together
Together, together,
The more we are together,
The happier we\u2019ll be.
For your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends!
The more we are together,
The happier we\u2019ll be!\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a word for this kind of fellowship:
\u201cGemeinshaeft-gefuehl\u201d
A \u201cfeel\u201d for a social grouping.
The warm feeling of fellowship!<\/p>\n
But back to the Ant-Path:)<\/p>\n
Well, how’re ya doin?
It’s nice to be together
On this path
Part of "our" colony.
Certainly you’re not part of "them"
(Yeah, I know:
They’re ants too
Part of the same ecosystem
And have a right to exist
The same as we do
Yada yada yada.
I sorta-kinda know that
Not that I know what they’re talking about.)
Now you, here, are one of US!
I can taste-smell it.
(It\u2019s a good smell-taste,
A familiar smell-taste.)
Hi there!
All this in one brief touch of the antenna.
In this timeless moment
On the path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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