‫ﻟﻘﺪ ﻋﺮﻑ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء ﺍﻟﻜﺜﲑ ﻣﻦ ﺍﳌﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎﺕ ﻋﻦ ﺷﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ‬

‫ﻟﻜﻨﻬﻢ ﱂ ﻳﺘﻮﺻﻠﻮﺍ ﺣﱴ ﺍﻵﻥ ﺇﱃ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﺳﺒﺐ ﺫﻟﻚ‪ .‬ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ‬

‫ﻣﺎﺩﺓ ﻣﻌﻘﺪﺓ ﺟﺪﺍ ‪ ،‬ﻭ ﱂ ﺗﻈﻬﺮ ﺍﻷﲝﺎﺙ ﺣﻮﻝ ﺑﻨﻴﺘﻪ ﻭ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ‬
‫ﺗﻜﻮﻳﻨﻪ ﺇﻻ ﻣﺆﺧﺮﺍ ‪ ،‬ﻭ ﻳﺘﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻟﻴﺎﻑ ﺭﻗﻴﻘﺔ ﻣﺮﻛﺒﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﱪﻭﺗﻴﻨﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ " ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﺗﲔ "‪ .‬ﻭ ﻫﻲ ﻣﺎﺩﺓ‬
‫ﺗﺪﺧﻞ ﰲ ﺗﺮﻛﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻭ ﺍﻷﻇﺎﻓﺮ ‪ ،‬ﻭ ﺍﳊﻮﺍﻓﺮ ﻭ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻭﻥ ﻋﻨﺪ‬
‫ﺍﳊﻴﻮﺍﻧﺎﺕ‪ .‬ﻭ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻓﺤﺺ ﺷﻌﺮﺓ ﲢﺖ ﳎﻬﺮ ﻗﻮﻱ ‪ ،‬ﺗﺒﺪﻭ ﻟﻨﺎ‬
‫ﻣﻐﻄﺎﺓ ﺑﺄﺷﻜﺎﻝ ﻛﺎﳊﺮﺍﺷﻒ ‪ ،‬ﻭ ﻫﻲ ﻃﺒﻘﺔ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﺍﻟﺒﺸﺮﺓ‬
‫ﺍﳌﻴﺘﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻹﻫﺎﺏ‪ .‬ﻭ ﻳﻨﻤﻮ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺣﻔﺮ ﰲ ﺍﻷﺩﻣﺔ ‪ ،‬ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻘﺔ‬
‫ﺍﳋﺎﺭﺟﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺒﺸﺮﺓ ‪ ،‬ﻭ ﳝﺘﺪ ﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻘﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺧﻠﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺒﺸﺮﺓ‪ .‬ﻭ ﰲ ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮﺓ ﺗﻮﺟﺪ ﺑﺼﻴﻠﺔ ﲢﺘﻮﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ‬
‫ﺍﻷﻭﺭﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﺪﻣﻮﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺼﻐﲑﺓ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﲤﺪ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻐﺬﺍء‪ .‬ﺣﲔ‬
‫ﻳﻨﻤﻮ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﳏﺎﻃﺎ ﺑﻄﺒﻘﺔ ﻭﺍﻗﻴﺔ ﻣﺼﺪﺭﻫﺎ ﺍﳉﺬﻭﺭ ‪ ،‬ﻭ‬
‫ﻛﻠﻤﺎ ﺍﺑﺘﻌﺪﺕ ﺍﳋﻠﻴﺔ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮﺓ ‪ ،‬ﻛﻠﻤﺎ ﺟﻒ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻭ‬
‫ﺍﺯﺩﺍﺩﺕ ﻓﺴﺎﻭﺗﻪ ‪ ،‬ﻭ ﻣﺎﺕ ﰲ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻷﺣﻴﺎﻥ‪ .‬ﺗﺴﺘﻤﺮ ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ‬
‫ﳕﻮ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﳓﻮ ﺃﺭﺑﻊ ﺳﻨﻮﺍﺕ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ ﻭ ﺳﺖ ﻋﻨﺪ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎء‪ .‬ﺣﱴ ﻳﺒﻠﻎ ﻃﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﳓﻮ ‪ ٨٠‬ﺳﻨﺘﻢ ﻓﺘﺼﺒﺢ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮﺓ ﻗﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﲪﻞ ‪ ٨٠‬ﻏﺮﺍﻡ‪ .‬ﺃﻱ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻟﻒ ﺷﻌﺮﺓ ﻣﻠﺘﻔﺔ‬
‫ﺣﻮﻝ ﺑﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ ‪ ،‬ﻛﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﻟﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺷﺨﺺ ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻂ ﺍﳊﺠﻢ‪.‬‬
‫ﻭ ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻨﻤﻮ ﻟﻴﺴﺖ ﺩﺍﺋﻤﺔ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﺑﺪ ‪ ،‬ﻓﺒﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﺸﺎﻁ ﺍﳊﺎﺩ‬
‫ﺗﺒﺪﺃ ﺍﻟﺒﺼﻴﻠﺔ ﲟﺮﺣﻠﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺴﺘﻤﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺇﱃ‬
‫ﺳﺘﺔ ﺃﺷﻬﺮ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺒﺪﺃ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺛﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪ .‬ﻓﺘﻜﻮﻥ ﺷﻌﺮﺓ‬
‫ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻭ ﺗﺪﻓﻊ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﳝﺔ ﺧﺎﺭﺟﺎ ﻓﺘﺴﻘﻂ‪ .‬ﻭ ﻳﻘﺪﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء ﺃﻥ‬
‫ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻳﻔﻘﺪ ﻳﻮﻣﻴﺎ ﳓﻮ ﻣﺎﺋﺔ ﺷﻌﺮﺓ ‪ ،‬ﻭ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻌﺪﻝ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻲ‬
‫‪ ،‬ﻷﻥ ‪ ٩٠‬ﺑﺎﳌﺎﺋﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻜﻤﻴﺔ ﺗﻌﻮﺩ ﻟﺘﻨﻤﻮ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ‪ .‬ﻭ‬
‫ﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻟﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺒﻐﺔ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﺍﳌﻴﻼﻧﲔ ‪،‬‬
‫ﻳﺘﻢ ﺇﻧﺘﺎﺟﻬﺎ ﰲ ﺧﻼﻳﺎ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﻣﻴﻼﻧﻮﺳﺎﻳﺘﺲ ‪ ،‬ﻭ‬
‫ﺍﳌﻴﻼﻧﲔ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﺑﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻥ ‪ ،‬ﺳﻮﺍء ﻛﺎﻥ ﻟﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺃﺷﻘﺮﺍ ﺃﻭ‬
‫ﺩﺍﻛﻨﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻷﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻥ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ ﻳﻌﺘﻤﺪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﳌﻴﻼﻧﲔ ﺍﳌﻨﺘﺠﺔ‬
‫ﻭ ﻃﺮﻳﻘﺔ ﺗﻮﺯﻳﻌﻬﺎ‪ .‬ﺃﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺍﻷﲪﺮ ﻓﻴﺤﺘﻮﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺒﻐﺔ‬
‫ﺇﺿﺎﻓﻴﺔ ‪ ،‬ﻏﻨﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﳊﺪﻳﺪ‪ .‬ﻭ ﻳﺒﺪﺃ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺑﻔﻘﺪﺍﻥ ﻟﻮﻧﻪ ﺣﲔ‬
‫ﳜﻤﺪ ﻧﺸﺎﻁ ﺍﳌﻴﻼﻧﻮﺳﺎﻳﺘﺲ‪ .‬ﻭ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻊ ‪ ،‬ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺷﻌﺮ‬
‫ﺭﻣﺎﺩﻱ ﻭ ﺁﺧﺮ ﺃﺑﻴﺾ‪ .‬ﻓﺎﳌﻈﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﻣﺎﺩﻱ ﻳﻨﺘﺞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺑﻴﺾ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺘﺨﻠﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻣﺎ ﺯﺍﻝ ﳛﺎﻓﻆ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻟﻮﻧﻪ‬
‫ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺳﻲ‪ .‬ﺃﻣﺎ ﺳﺒﺐ ﺗﻌﺐ ﺧﻼﻳﺎ ﺍﳌﻴﻼﻧﻮﺳﺎﻳﺘﺲ ﻓﻤﺎ ﺯﺍﻝ‬
‫ﳎﻬﻮﻻ‪ .‬ﻭ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﳛﺪﺙ ﺍﻷﻣﺮ ﻋﻨﺪ ﺍﳌﺴﻨﲔ ‪ ،‬ﻓﻼ ﺑﺪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ‬
‫ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻋﻼﻗﺔ ﺑﺒﻂء ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻳﺾ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻋﺎﻡ‪ .‬ﻭ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻵﻥ ﻻ‬
‫ﻳﺰﺍﻝ ﻏﺎﻣﻀﺎ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺍﻷﺑﻴﺾ ﻭﺭﺍﺛﻴﺎ ‪ ،‬ﻭ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺇﻥ ﻛﺎﻥ‬
‫ﻓﻘﺪﺍﻥ ﺧﻼﻳﺎ ﺍﳌﻴﻼﻧﻮﺳﺎﻳﺘﺲ ﻟﻘﺪﺭﺗﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻴﻌﻴﺔ ﻧﺘﻴﺠﺔ‬
‫ﺻﺪﻣﺔ ﺃﻭ ﺿﻐﻂ ﻋﺼﺒﻲ ﺃﻭ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ‪ .‬ﻭ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﲑ ﻣﻦ‬
‫ﺍﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻖ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺸﲑ ﺇﱃ ﺃﻥ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻷﺷﺨﺎﺹ ﻓﻘﺪﻭﺍ ﻟﻮﻥ‬
‫ﺷﻌﺮﻫﻢ ﺑﲔ ﻟﻴﻠﺔ ﻭ ﺿﺤﺎﻫﺎ!!‬