{"id":5082,"date":"2004-10-22T17:50:53","date_gmt":"2004-10-22T21:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/10\/22\/getting-goosed-to-the-polls\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:19","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:19","slug":"getting-goosed-to-the-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/10\/22\/getting-goosed-to-the-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"getting goosed to the polls"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"goose\"   The Fool in the Forest<\/FONT><\/A> is no silly goose, but he <\/FONT>wonders<\/FONT><\/A> just “What is up with Senator Kerry and geese?”<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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(see NYT<\/FONT><\/A><\/EM><\/FONT>)   <\/FONT>For some reason, this has inspired<\/EM> haikuEsq and friends to engage in a little foolishness.  <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Master Issa<\/FONT><\/A>:  <\/FONT>[for more geese haiku from <\/FONT><\/FONT>Issa<\/EM><\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A>,<\/FONT>translated by <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/EM>David G. Lanoue<\/EM><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT>, click <\/FONT>here<\/FONT><\/A>;]<\/FONT> <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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big bridge–
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the departing goose
drops an enormous
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scrawny goose–
no partner flies north
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And, <\/FONT>dagosan<\/EM><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/A>:<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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“Entering Goose Creek”<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the candidate<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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covers his behind<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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behind the bush –<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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bishops<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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goose<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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bumps – –<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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UCL<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A> <\/FONT>switches to Bush<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT>                 <\/DIV>
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honking at my window —<\/DIV>
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                        [Sept. 19, 2004]<\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV>
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down in front! <\/DIV>
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geese upstage the hawk’s<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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cameo<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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More seriously, Anna Holley<\/FONT><\/A>, from her <\/FONT>White Crow Haiku<\/FONT><\/EM> <\/FONT><\/A>(online at AHA! Poetry<\/FONT><\/A>) . . . . \"fly  <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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geese gone
one white feather
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