Masters of Health Magazine April 2022 | Page 27

When a Coral Reef Dies

This compounded Haiku by poet, Kelly Gray-Meisner, creates a powerful images for us to ponder.

sun-screened lies killing

the backbone of the ocean

toxic stenosis

heat waves change habitats

life dependent on shelter

sea creatures homeless

basically starving

predatory plastic trash

confused for cuisine

coral canaries

ignored by human actions

robbed of oxygen

demineralized

all color leached and bleach out

whiteness is lethal