Comment from Domino 2

Excellent

This is an extremely original and thoughtful haiku about nature's balance as the shrimp get a reprieve due to the sad demise of the whale.

Good luck and best wishes, Ted

 Comment Written 03-Jun-2014

Comment from Jeanie Mercer

Excellent

Although this makes a very interesting and true statement, I think it would be better as a haiku if it had more direct concrete imagery. (The reader can't see the plankton growing in numbers.) I rate it as a five though, since I did not make that stipulation in the rules. Good luck to you in the contest, Jeanie Mercer

 Comment Written 03-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 03-Jun-2014

An excellent point. I originally had "brine shrimp" instead of plankton, but was afraid that no one would know what they were. It is a better picture, appearing as a reddish cloud in the sea in large numbers. Maybe I'll change it back and cross my fingers. Thank you for the thoughtful review!

reply by Jeanie Mercer on 03-Jun-2014

I noticed you had changed to "brine shrimp." I did not know about plankton's appearing as a reddish cloud in the sea. Both sound fine to me.

Comment from Glasstruth

Excellent

At the moment nature seems unbalanced by man's destruction, but in the end it'll all balance out. That dying whale might have company soon. LOL. Wonderfully written. Les

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 Comment Written 02-Jun-2014

Comment from lakeport

Excellent

Dying whale draws crowed, indeed they are such beautiful sea creature and saidly hunted to much. that's a very nice expressed Haiku, Good luck at the contest. God bless you. Lakeport....

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 Comment Written 02-Jun-2014