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Please Break the Glass To Save the World Haiku

bees buzz aimlessly
pollination is fruitless
human race condemned

Glass Art Haiku Contest Sponsored by Skat A
05~25~16

I joined soup 2/2/2014

earthenvironmentnatural disastersnaturehaiku

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Seosamh De Burca

June 5, 2016 at 8:10 PM

Congrats on your win.

Jan Allison

June 6, 2016 at 5:43 AM

Thanks so much Seosamh:-) hugs jan xx

Edward Ebbs

June 5, 2016 at 4:41 PM

I like this Jan, I was looking at this and the jelly fish while writting for this haiku...congrats, nicely done :)

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 4:48 PM

I loved the jellyfish image too but i found this image so fascinating i had to write about it:-) hugs jan xx

Eve Roper

June 5, 2016 at 3:57 PM

Back to congratulate you on your fantastic win !!!

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 4:47 PM

Thanks so much Eve:-) hugs jan xx

Sandra Haight

June 5, 2016 at 1:26 PM

Clever take on the image, Jan. Congrats on your win! Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 1:34 PM

Thanks so much Sandra:-) hugs jan xx

John Lawless

June 5, 2016 at 11:53 AM

Jan, as I read this and viewed the picture the age old mind bender of "How do you get the goose out of the bottle?" popped into my ever weary mind. Congrats on your placement with this timely interpretation.

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 1:18 PM

Thanks John I found the image compelling to write about:-) hugs Jan xx

Bl Devnath

June 5, 2016 at 10:47 AM

Congrats on your win with this beautiful haiku my lovely friend. Loved always, bl

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 1:17 PM

Thanks so much BL:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

June 5, 2016 at 10:19 AM

wow, I love the way you factored in the TITLE to this one. So imaginative, Jan. Can't believe I ever missed this one. BIG congrats, sweetie.

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 10:25 AM

Thanks Andrea I was so pleased to be on the winners list - more exposure to our poems who can ask for more:-) hugs jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

June 5, 2016 at 8:46 AM

I think this is very clever Jan. Congrats on your win. I think SKAT judged the contest very well however for me yours and Usual Suspect (Rueben)'s would have been higher on the list.

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 10:24 AM

Thanks Richard I was delighted to place in the contest and to be on the winner's list means the poem gets greater exposure and that is the most important thing:-) hugs Jan xx

Joanna Daniel

June 5, 2016 at 8:26 AM

Congratulations, Jan:) I'm seeing this only now and it's wonderful:) This is the first one I read on this pic:)

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 10:23 AM

Thanks Jo I found the picture fascinating but quite sad:-( hugs Jan xx

Karam Misra

June 4, 2016 at 11:24 PM

And oh yes - your title is awesome!

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 10:22 AM

Thanks Karam:-) hugs Jan xx

Karam Misra

June 4, 2016 at 11:22 PM

Congrats on your win, Jan. Prognosticators of impending doom? ~karam~

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 10:22 AM

Without bees to pollinate our crops we are doomed Karam:-( hugs Jan xx

Skat A

June 4, 2016 at 11:08 PM

About your haiku, I was not thrilled about the first line, but the second and last line pushed you back onto the list. :) (hope you don't mind my honesty) SK

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 10:21 AM

I appreciate your honesty Skat and was delighted to be on the winning list:-) hugs Jan xx

Skat A

June 4, 2016 at 11:06 PM

Jan, CONGRATULATION! On your awesome win. Stop by my latest blog "Objects Of Beauty" and celebrate your win if you'd like. This was a very enjoyable contest, a tough one to judge at the very end. Love **SKAT**

Jan Allison

June 5, 2016 at 10:19 AM

Thanks so much Skat:-) hugs jan xx

Balveen Cheema

June 1, 2016 at 1:15 PM

Jan, your haiku rings alarm bells!

Jan Allison

June 1, 2016 at 2:44 PM

If anything happens to the bees we are in trouble Balveen - they are essential for pollinating our crops:-) hugs Jan xx

Sara Kendrick

May 27, 2016 at 7:31 AM

Reads like a winner..Way to go..Spot on Haiku..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

Jan Allison

May 27, 2016 at 7:51 AM

Thanks Sara:-) hugs Jan xx

Kathryn Collins

May 27, 2016 at 6:25 AM

Jan Your haiku is talent so unique. I've been gone a while but am limping back. So good to read you again. Xo Kathy

Jan Allison

May 27, 2016 at 7:51 AM

Lovely to see you back Kathryn I'll drop by to see your page soon:-) hugs Jan xx

Duke Beaufort

May 26, 2016 at 6:45 AM

Jan, this is a beautiful and stinging image. Our reckless disregard for biodiversity is another form of debt. If a fair value was placed on the things we have wrecked, we would know just how bankrupt we are. You are a beacon among the wreckage. In a way, we do have to break the glass--it's an emergency. There is really a lot here to ponder. Thanks for the wonderful thinking you have brought me to today. This is something I will be thinking about a lot. This has potency for the brain.

Jan Allison

May 26, 2016 at 6:53 AM

Skat posted lots of images to inspire us but this particular one hit me hard and I do appreciate your lovely comment:-) hugs Jan xx

Demetrios Trifiatis

May 25, 2016 at 2:00 PM

How true and scary your Haiku is dear, Jan! It reminds me of Einstein's saying" When bees disappear the human race will follow" Excellent poem and a stern warning if anyone listens! A seven!

Jan Allison

May 25, 2016 at 3:42 PM

I dont recall ever seeing the Einstein saying but agree with your comment Demetrios if the bee does disappear what chance is left for the human race:-) hugs jan xx

Maurice Rigoler

May 25, 2016 at 12:07 PM

I marve at the bee's industry and making of honey, but that's all. As for eggs, I was brought up on them, it's to the French what potatoes are to the Irish or pasta to Italians. They have many culinary uses. Sorry to hear you eat them rarely, though. Thanks for your many stops. / M

Jan Allison

May 25, 2016 at 12:13 PM

Thanks for dropping by Maurice - oh how I love your humour:-) I only use eggs in baking or the occasional scrambled egg and smoked salmon but I really am not a great fan:-)hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

May 25, 2016 at 10:41 AM

You are right about the declining bee population; even in Malta it is noticeable, and that is worrying. Well done with this haiku, Jan; gl in the contest. hugs // paul

Jan Allison

May 25, 2016 at 11:46 AM

Just hope and pray we never get the Verroa mite on our Island's Paul it could cause such devastation :-( hugs Jan xx

Lenny Gazbowski

May 25, 2016 at 10:16 AM

Excellent haiku Jan.

Jan Allison

May 25, 2016 at 11:45 AM

Thanks Lenny:-) hugs jan xx

Arthur Vaso

May 25, 2016 at 9:59 AM

That is so creative and beautiful Jan! A7

Jan Allison

May 25, 2016 at 11:45 AM

Thanks Arthur:-) hugs Jan xx

Casarah Nance

May 25, 2016 at 9:55 AM

Bees are so creepy but useful.. I'd hesitate to break glass but it is a necessity!

Jan Allison

May 25, 2016 at 11:45 AM

I don't mind bees its wasps I can't stand lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

May 25, 2016 at 9:07 AM

- Words of truth - Well done, Jan - Gl. in contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison

May 25, 2016 at 9:10 AM

Thanks Anne Lise the bee population is declining and the varroa mite is devastating to a bee colony and if we have fewer bees we are in danger of massive implications with our harvests :-( hugs Jan xx

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