{"id":10047,"date":"2008-09-28T08:11:58","date_gmt":"2008-09-28T13:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/?p=10047"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:19","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:19","slug":"what-is-it-about-sunsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/09\/28\/what-is-it-about-sunsets\/","title":{"rendered":"what is it about sunsets?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> . . they’re free and frequent . .<\/p>\n

. . and fleeting . . \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

.. \"\"<\/a> . . they make us look again at everyday sights .. \"\"<\/a> ..<\/p>\n

H<\/strong><\/em>ermits and honeymooners ooh and aah. N<\/strong><\/em>ew Agers and Hockey Moms love them. Cranky Curmudgeons, too.\u00a0 Even when prices are high and politicians low.<\/p>\n

Yes, I’m grateful our species got a gene that almost always enjoys another sunset.\u00a0 Perhaps, that gene evolved and was naturally selected back when life was rather brutal and short, because those of our early ancestors who looked forward to sunsets had more motivation to survive for another day, were more fun to be around, and tended to attract mates.<\/p>\n

Naturally, I’m also thankful that such wonders appear so often at the end of my block — and that digital technology lets me view and then share them with virtually no fuss or expense.<\/p>\n

(above photos taken September 25, 2008, <\/em>photos below were taken September. 27, 2008<\/em>S, Schenectady Stockade, Riverside Park, by d.a.giacalone<\/em>; click to enlarge)<\/em><\/p>\n

– <\/em>for many more sunset pictures from Schenectady, see my photoblog suns along the Mohawk<\/a> –
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

T<\/em>wo centuries ago, half a world away from my Schenectady sunset, an itinerant Japanese poet loved his sunsets, too.\u00a0 These should tide us over until 7 PM tonight.<\/p>\n

\n

sunset– \"\"<\/a>
\nthe town is buzzing
\nwith dragonflies<\/p>\n

\n

the mountain sunset
\nwithin my grasp…
\nspring butterfly<\/p>\n

\n

the woodpecker too
\nengulfed in sunset…
\nautumn colors<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

waiting and waiting
\nfor sunset…
\nthe willow tree<\/p>\n

\n

at my feet\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>
\nsunset’s rays, autumn
\nmountain<\/p>\n

\n

not shrinking back
\nfrom the sunset…
\nwildflowers<\/p>\n

a plowman facing
\nsunset…
\nMount Tsukuba<\/p>\n

sunset–
\na ruckus of cherry blossoms
\na ruckus of trout<\/p>\n

\n

sunset–
\nan assembly of kites
\nin the sky over the town<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026 by Kobayashi Issa<\/a>, translated by David G. Lanoue<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

… Below the Fold<\/strong>: sunset through the eyes of a dozen contemporary <\/em>haijin, <\/em>a\/k\/a <\/em>f\/k\/a<\/em>‘s Honored Guest Poets<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n


\nred dragonfly
\nredder still
\nthis sunset<\/p>\n

… by W.F. Owen – tinywords<\/em> (May 6, 2005)<\/p>\n

\n

footbridge
\npink clouds
\nbetween the boulders<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026.. by Yu Chang – from Upstate Dim Sum<\/p>\n

\n

country stop sign\u2013
\nthe pink glow of sunset
\nthrough .22 holes<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. by Lee Gurga from Fresh Scent (Brooks Books, 1998)<\/p>\n

breathing space\u2014
\nthe deepening pink
\nof alpenglow<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 by Billie Wilson – The Haiku Society of America Newsletter XIX:1 (2004)<\/p>\n

after sunset . . .
\nthe shapes
\nof the clouds<\/p>\n

…. by\u00a0 Hilary Tann – (Museum of Haiku Literature Award, from Frogpond XXVIII:3)<\/p>\n

winter sunset
\nbuttoning mother\u2019s coat
\nup to her chin<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 by Carolyn Hall – Frogpond XXVIII: 3<\/p>\n

summer sunset\u2014
\nbaby finds his shadow
\non the kitchen wall<\/p>\n

… by Lee Gurga – from Fresh Scent<\/em>;\u00a0 1st place, 1990 Manichi Daily News<\/em> Haiku Contest<\/p>\n

winter sunset\u2014
\nthe art museum shimmers
\non the river<\/p>\n

… by Barry George\u00a0 – Frogpond<\/em> XXVIII:3<\/p>\n

\n

Sting of the wind\u2013
\nicy evergreen needles
\nglinting in winter sunset<\/p>\n

…. by Rebecca Lilly – Shadwell Hills<\/em> (Birch Brook Press, 2002)<\/p>\n

\n

lit by the sunset
\nwaves along the shore
\nrolling the seal\u2019s body<\/p>\n

….\u00a0 by Michael Dylan Welch – from Open Window<\/em><\/p>\n

. . .<\/p>\n

Seattle sunset
\nIchiro sends one
\ntoward the Sea of Japan<\/p>\n

… by Ed Markowski – The Old BallGame <\/em>(April 2006)<\/p>\n

\n

waking too late
\nfor dawn
\n– he pencils-in sunset<\/p>\n

.. by dagosan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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