Sturdy as a titan is the oak off in the yard Stuck strong and deep in the mud, with the permanence of a mountain ridge There wasn’t a force of man, nature, or God that could catch her off her guard Until one golden morning came to pass, which started without a hitch, Only this time an army of tiny fellows were summoned to follow, And there they were, a pack of carpenter ants ready for a momentous feast, Eagerly and with ease, turning the impenetrable oak completely and utterly hollow.