Eve Roper Poet Haiku

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Sand and Gravel Beaches

accident oil spill
dead fish wash up on seashore
kids build sandcastles

5/29/2018

 We often say that no two oil spills are alike, but one thing spills have in common is that cleaning oil off of shorelines is a messy business. If a ship sinks or an oil pipeline ruptures, the primary goals of spill responders are to contain the oil source to stop any (more) oil from leaking and to prevent already spilled oil from spreading. However, weather conditions and ocean currents may overwhelm containment booms and other offshore oil spill response strategies. That means escaping oil may reach shorelines both near to and far from the initial oil spill location.The impact of the cleanup methods themselves as we assess the overall environmental impacts of any action.
cited page:
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/about/media/how-do-oil-spills-get-cleaned-shore.html

Magicicada Poetry Contest
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5/29/18

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Susan Gentry June 20, 2018 at 11:19 PM Congratulations on your win!

Mick Talbot June 17, 2018 at 8:43 PM So very sad! Worst of all it won't be the last time. Mick

Reason A. Poteet June 16, 2018 at 12:02 PM Oil companies should never forget what their inattention and lack of care could mean to the environment. Keep singing this warning like any self-respecting cicada would. Salutations on your haiku and placement.

Roy Pett June 15, 2018 at 2:32 PM Congratulations on your well deserved win Eve with your thought provoking poem, well written. :))

Anne-Lise Andresen June 15, 2018 at 12:50 PM - Congratulations on your winning poem, Eve ... so sad - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Tom Cunningham June 15, 2018 at 9:44 AM Congratulations Eve. Tom.

Heidi Sands June 15, 2018 at 9:39 AM Congratulations for your win Eve :)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart June 15, 2018 at 9:23 AM And now I see the photo. That last line, an impacting write Eve, congratulations on your placement in my contest! Thank you for your support! xomo

Constance La France June 15, 2018 at 8:59 AM Eve, congratulations on your placement in the contest with this wonderful haiku. Hope all is well with you. Constance

Pandita Sietesantos June 15, 2018 at 8:58 AM Excellent haiku deploring the tragic effects of oil spills on the environment. Congratulations on your beautiful win! Hugs and blessings. Pandita

Kim Rodrigues May 30, 2018 at 4:45 AM Oh! Such a sad one! A great haiku!

Jan Allison May 30, 2018 at 2:38 AM great contrast Eve, man causes such devastation in the world:-( hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham May 29, 2018 at 11:02 PM Nice hakiu Eve, life does indeed go on, the kid's not realising the devastation caused by such spills. Hopefully in the future mankind will find alternatives to using oil, solar and electricity etc. Tom