Pouring molten aluminum into an anthill turns invasive species into beautiful art. —International Science Times
This hill of sand.
Pell-mell all descend
in file beneath
and fill our labyrinth.
The hobbyist aims a drum
of fierce aluminum.
Heat’s dragnets seal it:
Those in darkness see a light.
Daniel Leonard is a poetry MFA candidate at Boston University, where he was recently awarded the Hurley Prize. His poems have appeared in First Things, North Central Review, and elsewhere.
Editors' Note: See Casting A Fire Ant Colony with Molten Aluminum, a YouTube video that has more than 58 million views so far. Photocredit: AnthillArt.com.
