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For a class assignment, I asked my Biology of Coral Reef students to write haiku poems about coral reef organisms and anthropogenic impacts on coral reef ecosystems. The assignment was to write haiku poems that evoked images of the natural world and to include emotion, descriptive words, clear images, and references to as many senses as possible (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch). The results were outstanding! Enjoy!  Plastic by Sara Ousley The black skeletons await salty currents of polyethylene  Cushion star by Melissa Herbert Large cushion in the sand young and green, adult and red my tube fee move me  Acropora cervicornis by Madison Buffington I am in danger Branching, I grow rapidly But not fast enough Staghorn Coral by Hailee Holt The stage of the sea Endangered, I am the most Branched like antlers, me  Mangrove Destruction by Wildredo Quiles Jr. Bye bye mangrove you say hi condominium noisy cars parking  Imposter by Jennifer Gibson Stinging cells that hurt bright yellow Hydrozoa coral imposter  The Plastic Jellyfish by Zachary Callahan Abandoned by man floating in the pelagic sea turtles in peril Plastic by Madyson Miller You kill sea turtles you little filthy trash never ending mess  Elysia chlorotica by Alli Myers Power from the sun though not a flowering plant a slug with algae  Anchors by Kat Smyth Trashing and grinding dragging and ripping up life lazy anchors go  Cuttlefish by Caitlin Schultz Silent predator A small hovering spaceship cuttlefish assault  Grouper by Sabrina Weiss Goliath grouper Big as a yellow school bus protected by law  Bleaching by Nichelle VanTassel Fast warming waters we burn more fossil fuel mass coral bleaching Help! by Juliana Giraldo Corals are bleaching pollution free is needed they scream for help now!  Illegal Jewelry by Jamie Sherman Black coral jewelry endangered and illegal divers still harvest  Sponges by Morgan Dudley Important to reefs are sponges who filter feed diverse shape and size  Diploria strigosa by Beija Gore Not a maniac known to be a brainiac but can't do some math  Overfishing by Hannah Schwaiger Slowly but surely the fish are taken away reefs are left lonely  Combtooth Blennies by Leila Harris Nocturnal we are cryptic is how we survive we have combs for teeth
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