{"id":7279,"date":"2006-12-17T13:14:03","date_gmt":"2006-12-17T18:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/12\/17\/some-assembly-required\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:53","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:53","slug":"some-assembly-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2006\/12\/17\/some-assembly-required\/","title":{"rendered":"some assembly required"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It’ s been\u00a0more than a week since our last attempt to stimulate Goodwill Towards All here at f\/k\/a<\/em>, but we\u00a0still haven’t quite\u00a0acquired that Holiday Glow.\u00a0 Prof. Yabut even forgot to remind our faithful readers that two recent posts at shlep<\/em> could help you avoid Holiday Shopper’s-Remorse Syndrome (see tips on avoiding gifting headaches<\/a> and various forms of\u00a0yo-ho-ho agita<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"snowflake\"\u00a0\u00a0About the best we can do right now is to share some seasonal senryu with you:<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

wrapping and
\npacking–
\nshe pastes on a smile<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201ceasy to assemble\u201d\u00a0
\nI put it back and
\ngrab a teddybear<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\ntwelve days ’til Christmas —
\nthe tree and the cat
\nboth shedding<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

. . . by dagosan<\/p>\n

laid off\u00a0
\nshe asks the mall santa to
\nbring dad a job<\/p>\n

laid off\u00a0\u00a0 \"SantaSleighN\"
\nshe tells the mall santa
\ndad can make toys<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

……by ed markowski<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

first Christmas —
\nour baby sleeps through
\nthe unwrapping of his gifts<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Christmas Eve —\u00a0
\nbits of a price sticker
\nstuck on my finger<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

. … by michael dylan welch<\/a>\u00a0– “first christmas” – frogpond<\/em>\u00a0XXIX: 2\u00a0
\n\u00a0“Christmas Eve” – The Heron’s Nest<\/em> (Sept. 2005)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

a present, a present
\na New Year’s present!
\nher pink cheeks<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Year’s gift of tea —\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"snowflake\"\u00a0\u00a0
\nwhere did you go
\non your jouney back to me?<\/p>\n

. . . by Issa<\/a>, translated by David G. Lanoue\u00a0\u00a0\"snowflake\"\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Christmas eve-
\nthe row of cut trees
\nno one took home<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n…… by Pamela Miller Ness<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"santaList\"
\nfrom Modern Haiku<\/em> XXIX:2 (Summer 1998)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

red envelopes
\nthe sound
\nof children’s laughter<\/p>\n

. . . by Yu Chang\u00a0– Upstate Dim Sum<\/em> 2003\/I<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

too tired
\nto untangle
\nchristmas lights<\/p>\n

. . . . by Roberta Beary\u00a0 \"SantaSleighN\"<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0
\nwrapping gifts
\nthe dog stops panting
\nfor a pet<\/p>\n

. . . . by w.f. owen
\n“wrapping gifts” –\u00a0 Mainichi News<\/em> Dec. 5, 2005<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"snowflake\"\u00a0 Happy Winter Solstice<\/a>!<\/p>\n

a candle
\nin every window \u2014
\nstrangers light our path<\/p>\n

dagosan \"snowflake\"<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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