ANTLIKE STRENGTHS A poem by Tricia Hague-Barrett 1993
An ant carries its large load across the cracks in the path on its way homeward Nothing gets in its way Nothing prevents him from succeeding,
If only I could have seen the end in the beginning where struggles are frequent but passable, testing but not breaking my resolve to give in to the desparate feelings of loneliness, tiredness.
Ant-like, I too have to learn to carry the heavy load, The Teaching load, the Administrative load, carry it across potholes, ditches, mountains and through distant valleys of calmness.
Turbulent tests, stumbling stones, each there to guide me along the way Like guardian angels, each one Heralding the Dawn of a New Day.