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<\/a><\/p>\nL<\/strong><\/em>ike the seasons, the haiku journal The Heron’s Nest<\/a><\/em> returns with comforting regularity, showing us traditional and new ways to look at the world through one-breath poetry.\u00a0 THN<\/em>‘s editors have selected over a hundred unpublished haiku for this edition, and also included a lovingly-overflowing tribute to William J. Higginson<\/a>.<\/p>\n A dozen of the new haiku are written by our Honored Guests.\u00a0 This Gary Hotham haiku was one of the three “Editors’ Choice” poems:<\/p>\n more footsteps \u2014 ………….. by Gary Hotham (Editors’ Choice selection)<\/p>\n \n Here are a half dozen more, as an appetizer:<\/p>\n New Year\u2019s Day \n late November … by Hilary Tann<\/p>\n split white birch …. by paul m.<\/p>\n icesnow \u2014 …. by Roberta Beary<\/p>\n budding maples \u2014 … by Barry George<\/p>\n the downpour ends …. by George Swede<\/p>\n – all from The Heron’s Nest<\/em><\/a> (Vol. X, No. 4, December 2008) –<\/p>\n H<\/em>ere are tributes to Bill HIgginson by members of the f\/k\/a<\/em> haijin family that you’ll find in the THN<\/em> collection:<\/p>\n \n dusk …. by Carolyn Hall<\/p>\n his passing . . . ….. by Tom Clausen<\/p>\n \n gray October ….. by David Lanoue<\/p>\n full moon …. by Roberta Beary<\/p>\n sunset fades …. by Laryalee Fraser<\/p>\n temple steps \u2014 ….. by Hilary Tann<\/p>\n a memorial bell …. by Alice Frampton<\/p>\n blue dragonfly …. by Peggy Willis Lyles<\/p>\n almost dry again ….. by John Stevenson<\/p>\n — see our f\/k\/a<\/em> tribute<\/a> to Bill (Oct. 11, 2008)<\/p>\n .. By the way, Eric pointed to Scott Greenfield’s fight against lawyer marketing<\/a> and advertising at weblogs, which is a great excuse to end this post with a replica of this handy Proud No Marketing Weblog logo (which originally appeared at Gideon’s a public defender<\/em><\/a> weblog, and was created by\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0Urban Compass<\/em><\/a> blog’s\u00a0Heather Brandon of Hartford, CT; Gideon and Scott posted it in the original color with a red<\/a> circle):<\/p>\n
\nthe broken branch
\nbreaks again<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2007\/09\/thnlogog.jpg\")
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\nour neighbors\u2019 boots
\nin the mud room<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/02\/heronlogob.jpg\")
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\nno leaves to break the fall
\nof heavy rain<\/p>\n
\na beaver\u2019s wake
\nreaches shore<\/p>\n
\nthe stab marks
\nof her pronged cane<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/09\/thnlogogf.jpg\")
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\nan updraft
\nof goldfinches<\/p>\n
\nfirst one peep
\nthen another<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2008\/10\/bill_879085-198x300.jpg\")
<\/a> T<\/em><\/strong>he THN<\/em> Tribute to William J. Higginson<\/a> presents 60 poems by his admirers and students (which we all are), plus ten by Bill<\/a> that appeared in The Heron’s Nest<\/em>.<\/p>\n
\na half-ripe melon
\nfrees itself from the vine<\/p>\n
\nthe small fir collects
\nfallen leaves<\/p>\n
\nthe poet\u2019s voice
\noutlives him<\/p>\n
\nand so my thoughts
\nturn to you<\/p>\n
\nfrom the highest peak \u2014
\nautumn chill<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/files\/2007\/05\/HigginsonWJ.jpg\")
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\nhis shoes
\nin the autumn rain<\/p>\n
\ntolls tolls and stops,
\nbut his words . . .<\/p>\n
\npine needles cover
\nthe narrow path<\/p>\n
\nthe drinking gourd . . .<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.newyorkpersonalinjuryattorneyblog.com\/uploaded_images\/BlawgReview188-737072.jpg\")
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.. \u00a0 p.s.<\/em><\/strong> Speaking of corn and coping (and birds), Erik Turkewitz has a Thanksgiving-themed version of Blawg Review<\/em> up today at his New York Personal Injury Lawyer<\/em> weblog.\u00a0 Blawg Review #188<\/a> is, of course, filled with links to Eric’s picks for the best recent posting on lawyer weblogs, set among his sub-theme of Arlo Guthrie and Alice’s Restaurant<\/em>.\u00a0 Since he and I differ<\/a> on the utility of using themes for Blawg Review, Eric (after talking about copyright infringement) was gracious indeed — he re-published one of the senryu from our Thanksgiving Conversation<\/a> post.<\/p>\n
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