{"id":4060,"date":"2005-09-06T18:00:42","date_gmt":"2005-09-06T22:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/09\/06\/summer-and-katrina-still-on-m"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:57:26","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:57:26","slug":"summer-and-katrina-still-on-my-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/09\/06\/summer-and-katrina-still-on-my-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"summer and Katrina still on my mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

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summer morning – <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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summer harbor–<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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prairie farmhouse–<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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his room empty now . . .<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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“a spot of sunlight,” “silent prayer” & “his room empty now” – <\/FONT>Fresh Scent<\/FONT><\/EM><\/A><\/DIV>
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“prairie farmhouse” – Frogpond<\/EM> XXVII: 1; “summer morning” – Global Haiku<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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