働き蟻さん、こんにちは | Hard-working Ants

働き蟻さん、こんにちは。
ちょっと上からごめんなさい。

忙しそうに働くあなたは僕の存在も気づかない。
巣穴に砂をかけようものなら、仲間と力を合わせて障害物を取り除く。

やっぱりあなたにも影があるのですね。
頭部と胸部と大きな腹部。
六本の足を器用に使って力強く凸凹な地面を突き進む。

「蜘蛛の糸」の気分で地面を見渡せば、働き蟻さんは東西南北駆け巡る。僕の靴の下、しゃがんで顔を地面に近づけると働き蟻さんは僕の存在に気づきもせず、自分の体より何倍も大きい物体を力合わせて巣穴へ運んでいく。

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Hello, hard-working ants.
Excuse my big shadow over you.

While you are busy of working hard, you don't notice my existence.
When I spread sand out to your hole, you start to get rid of the obstacles right away with your team mates.

You have a shadow as well – head, chest, and big stomach.
You march powerfully and strongly on the bumpy surface of the ground.

With feeling to become Shakha in the heaven looking down at the hell, you are moving – east, west, north, and south.
Beneath my feet, when I squat myself down and make my face close to the ground, you are carrying a thing that is far bigger than your body with your team, without knowing that I am watching you.