[Caitlin]

I actually haven't written haiku- I was just fixing the others' up.

I consider noticing this kind of thing as an affliction .

Sorry I let it loose on the haiku, which was all wonderful in spirit, if not perfect in execution......

[Slraep]

Originally Posted by barbie biggs

Are the oysters as happy as clams?

The answer might have a PhD in it for someone.

PS I don't know if you've ever tried to get into grad school but it's like a whole second job. Lots to do.

Nope, never heard of grad school.

Slraep

[Caitlin]

OK to be fair,
here are some tries at Haiku
Please don't judge harshly........

Free range oysters grow
Ecologically wise
farmers swim to catch

Your dissertation
needs interviews with oysters
to complete degree

Clams are so much fun
and they sing so happily
No wonder we laugh

[barbie biggs]

Caitlin:
That was pretty good. I think it's okay to tell each other we're enjoying the poetry. It's probably just gauche to come out and say "I think I do such and such so well". But I get your point.
I still think your Haiku is pretty good though. I thought everybody's Haiku was great!

Slraep:
Maybe the answer is as simple as how beautiful the colors of the pearls are and the quality of the individual pieces. I guess when they are stressed and unhappy they die. The better off they are, the better the pearls are. Basically, we could be talking anthropomorphism here but actually I think the larger question is about sentience. I'm not sure I want to know if a creature that makes such beautiful pearls has feelings about it. I was a vegetarian for about 10 years because I don't like the way our meat industry operates. Have you ever been in a turkey barn? The oysters probably have a much better time of it. And I guess Jeremy is right; lots of the oysters would probably be extinct by now if people weren't propagating them.
It's difficult enough to get people to recognize the feelings of other people. Do you think oysters are pacifists?
Try getting some of that in a Haiku.
barbie

When oysters feel good
glorious colored pearls come
a pearl farmers thanks

When people feel good
special care is taken of
their oyster children

Man and oyster work
beauty and satisfaction
together they bring

[Josh]

Barbie that was amazing. This has been my only stab at Haiku since high school and I just wanted to thank all of you for bringing it out. Very nice.

[Nerida]

Kamoka black pearls
Ecologically sound
Beauty and mystique


or for Caitlin

Queen of our Pearl Guide
we defer to your wisdom
generously shared


or for Blaire

Octavia's Mum
Private tours she is given
fun shared by us all


or for Knotty

Knottess of Panda
knowledgable,helpful,
and great for a laugh!

or Slraep

Cares for our planet
Challenging, eco-warrior
Loves playing with words

or Pattye

True "guide" of pearl guide
Collecting rare pearl beauty
Creative and kind



Still coming up with a couple more - hope I haven't missed the Haiku bandwagon - apologies if words are pronounced with more/less syllables in Oz! Or if I just can't count to 5/7/5!

Nerida.

[Nerida]

Patient, instructive
Inge, our friend from Sweden
quietly responds


or..

The master himself
bringing pearls to all, JS
succeeds in his quest


Apologies for any inclusions/omissions.....

[Ashley]

Originally Posted by barbie biggs

Geeky= secure, intelligent, self-contained but not emotionally distant,
something like that. Plus maybe a little absent minded or tending to trip over things when concentrating.

Okay, that last part is SO me! Does talking to yourself count too?

[Slraep]

Great stuff! I'm keeping everyone's haiku in a special folder now. Even Josh's, sigh. I personally know that Josh is a whiz at Shakespearean type love sonnets and narrative poems, so I won't hold his hai-cluelessness against him. Nerida, you've got me down pat with that haiku description, too funny!

Slraep

[Ashley]

Okay- one more

Tears of gods or a
Madonna? Enrapture us
in your tortured sight...



(Such CHEESE!..) lol

[Slraep]

Originally Posted by barbie biggs

Slraep:

... Do you think oysters are pacifists?

barbie

Hi Barbie,

Wait a minute.....oh no, I feel a haiku coming on....

Oyster pacifists?
those from the Pacific might
claim it to be so

I myself think that the minute anything in nature decides to become a pacifist, it quickly becomes dead.

Slraep

[GemGeek]

I'm in awe of all of you. Octavia's Mum - and proud of it!

[pattye]

You are all so durn ENTERTAINING and it, well, it almost made me
H A I K U--------------

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Pearl_dreams]

Gentle herbivore--
Strombus gigas' precious pink
Porcelaneous gem

[Perle]

Great thread, Knotty!

Okay, here goes:

spheres of perfection
sought by all pearl-guide members
save some for me, please!

and

a gift from the sea
soft like the glow of midnight
the queen of jewels

Perle