Oregon

Beach Cleanup Haikus Oregon Coasties Will Understand

Written by Charlie Plybon | Jul 21, 2018 8:17:20 PM

For all of the volunteers out there that have spent countless hours cleaning our beaches, I present to you some reflection from my own personal efforts to rid our beaches of marine debris and plastic pollution. I'm no poet, nor do I stick to any precise Haiku laws here beyond the 3-line and syllable count, so with great humility and without further ado, here's 7 beach cleanup haikus that came to me amongst the sandy beaches of Oregon I've combed this year:

By the wind sailor,
I know you are not plastic,
but I will look twice.

Pyrosomes scatter
the beach but they are not trash
nor a small sex toy

No, it’s not more stuff
From tsunami in Japan
It’s from everywhere

Seagrass you fool me
Bleached by sun you remind me
of packaging bands

Plastic bag of poop
Alone on a quiet beach
Will owner return?

Dear agate hunter
Your time would be as well spent
removing plastic

Mighty summer north
Wind blows and consequently
Sand covers plastic