{"id":4089,"date":"2004-09-27T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2004-09-27T22:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/09\/27\/this-moons-for-you\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:24","slug":"this-moons-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/09\/27\/this-moons-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"this moon’s for you!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"full  Master <\/FONT>Issa<\/FONT><\/A> and haikuEsq <\/EM>interrupt your weblogging to remind you to look up and enjoy the Harvest Moon tonight and the next three nights.  We’ll be dedicating a sampling of autumn moon haiku to various weblog friends and colleagues for the next few days (all haiku by master Japanese poet <\/FONT>Kobayashi Issa<\/EM><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A>, translated by author-poet, professor <\/FONT>David G. Lanoue<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A>):<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/P>
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for Denise Howell at <\/FONT>Bag&Baggage<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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trying and trying
to grasp the harvest moon–
toddler<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for Wm. J. Dyer of <\/FONT>Beldar<\/FONT><\/A> fame<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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aiming their butts
at the moon…
rice field geese<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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for Martin Grace at <\/FONT>a tort et a travers<\/U><\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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harvest moon-gazing
priests, samurai
merchants<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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for Fed84 at <\/FONT>Crime & Federalism<\/A><\/FONT> <\/FONT> <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the thief
is just as he is…
hazy moon<\/FONT>
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\"full for friend George Wallace of <\/FONT>The Fool in the Forest<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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harvest moon–
on a stone a teacup
filled with sake<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for B.J. Grenier at <\/FONT>BenefitsBlog<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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harvest moon–
when my heart’s had its fill
it’s dawn<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for Ken Lammers at <\/FONT>CrimLaw<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the mountain moon              
gives the blossom thief
light<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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for Jerry Lawson at <\/FONT>eLawyerBlog<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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on the moonlit spider web
an evening
cicada<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for the non-ephmeral <\/FONT>Ernie Svenson<\/FONT><\/A> <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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bright moon–
in a little thicket too
a festival!<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for UCL, the omni-commenting <\/FONT>Uncivil Litigator<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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on the river back home too
no doubt…
moon gazing<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for Tom Mighell at <\/FONT>Inter Alia<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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which of you owns
that red moon
children?<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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for Evan Schaeffer at <\/FONT>Underground Notes<\/FONT><\/A> etc.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the sake gone
time to buckle down
and moon-gaze<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"coyote  for Ted Frank and Walter Olson at <\/FONT>Overlawyered<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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harvest moon–
wherever you are
someone’s annoyed<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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overly helpful–
the harvest moon
eclipse critic<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for the merciful <\/FONT>Scheherazade<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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after renting the house
the first thing: moon gazing
twice<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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for Nancy Stinson at <\/FONT>StarkCountyLawLib<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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in the harvest moonlight
unruffled, unaffected
scarecrow<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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\"quarter  for Rick Klau at <\/FONT>tins<\/FONT><\/A> <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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harvest moon–
my lap would be a pillow
if my child were here<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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for Prof. Bainbridge at his eponymous <\/FONT>weblog<\/FONT><\/A> <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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harvest moon–
the peddler selling
eight cent sake<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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for Mr. Firefly at <\/FONT>Running with Lawyers<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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hey boatman
no pissing on the moon
in the waves!<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for Dennis Kennedy of the snazzy new DMK.com<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the Man on the Moon
looks to be about
13<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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for John F. Kerry<\/STRONG>:<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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harvest moon–
going out
going back in<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for our <\/FONT>haiku President<\/FONT><\/A> George W. Bush<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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with the moon out
it seems to shrink back…
little mountain<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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for editor-emeritus Prof. Yabut:<\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/P>
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on harvest moon night
greeting the moon…
with snores<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>
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– click <\/EM><\/FONT>here<\/A><\/EM><\/FONT> for over a hundred autumn moon haiku by  <\/FONT><\/EM><\/FONT>Kobayashi Issa<\/EM><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A> 
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– many thanks to the translator, author-poet, professor <\/EM><\/FONT>David G. Lanoue<\/EM><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A> <\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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