The oyster way
An irritating grain of sand
or pesky piece of grit,
it slips inside the oyster shell
and finds a place to sit.
The oyster greets the irksome pest,
confronts it face to face,
bestows it with a soft caress,
a silky, smooth embrace.
How wonderful our lives could be,
how great for me and you
if we could tackle obstacles
the way the oysters do.
We’d gather all those gritty bits
that grind in vicious swirls
then smooth and sculpture each in turn
to shape a string of pearls.
© Jenny Erlanger
Australian Children’s Poetry 
Great poem, Jenny! Like the content and the rhythm!
Yet another pearler, Jenny. Well done!
Lovely poem and so clever. Yes, we can learn a lot from other creatures.
A most appealing poem, Children will love it and learn from it.
Beautifully put,Jenny.
Another lovely poem Jen – keep the pearlers coming
This is fabulous! Thank you.
Great message!