{"id":4235,"date":"2005-11-24T10:21:48","date_gmt":"2005-11-24T14:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/11\/24\/thankful-for-each-visitor-a-h"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:54:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:54:22","slug":"thankful-for-each-visitor-a-haiku-gift-for-you-from-fka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/11\/24\/thankful-for-each-visitor-a-haiku-gift-for-you-from-fka\/","title":{"rendered":"thankful for each visitor – a haiku gift for you from f\/k\/a"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\"pilgrim<\/font><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font> Whether you come here for the poetry or the punditry,<\/font> or (we hope) both, the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang is grateful each time a visitor stops by — especially our regulars. Even our inadvertent<\/font><\/a> readers give us <\/font><\/font>a warm glow and keep us entertained. (This feeling does <\/font>not extend to comment and trackback spammers, but <\/font>we’re only going to say nice things on Thanksgiving Day.)<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"1st2ndCovers\" As a very modest token of our appreciation, haikuEsq<\/em> is posting some of the fruits of <\/font>dagosan’<\/font><\/a>s fledgling<\/font> writing efforts in the form of two haiku & senryu brochures:<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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– first impressions<\/em><\/a>, which contains poems that have <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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– second thoughts<\/em><\/a>, a collection of senryu from 2004 <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

and <\/font>2005<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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If you click on the links, you’ll be able to print out the two <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

sides of each tri-fold brochure (even Prof. Yabut was able, <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

eventually, to copy the two-sided pages rightside up and <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

get the folds in the right places). <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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page, if you don’t already have his email address). We<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

promise not to use your information for any other purpose. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

This offer is good until Dec. 31, 2005<\/em>.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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first date:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

she groans with pleasure<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

. . . at my pun<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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\"turkeySil\"<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font>As Elton and Bernie might <\/font>say<\/font><\/a>, my gifts are my words,\u00a0 <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

and these are for you. Thanks for encouraging our haiku advocacy <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

and instigating <\/font>much of our punditry. Happy Thanksgiving to <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

you and to all <\/font>your loved ones from the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"tiny A special Thanksgiving nod to each of our Honored <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Guest Poets<\/a>, who have made f\/k\/a<\/em> a mecca for quality <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

haiku. Your editor is most grateful for their talent <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

and generosity.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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she asks the mall santa to<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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…………………………….. \u00a0 ed markowski<\/strong><\/font><\/a> from his Mall Santa<\/em> sequence<\/font><\/p>\n

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Thanksgiving Day–<\/p>\n

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…………………..\u00a0 Lee Gurga<\/strong><\/font><\/a> <\/font>from <\/font>Fresh Scent<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/a> (1998) <\/font><\/p>\n

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Thanksgiving sunrise . . .<\/font><\/font><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

cheesecloth over the rolls<\/font><\/font><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

in the back seat window<\/font><\/font><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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……………………… \u00a0\u00a0 randy brooks<\/strong><\/font><\/a> from <\/font>School’s Out<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/a> (1999) <\/font><\/p>\n

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family album– <\/font> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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passing the jug
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………………………………… \u00a0\u00a0 Jim Kacian<\/strong><\/font><\/a> from pegging the wind<\/em><\/font> <\/font><\/font>& a second spring<\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/em><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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