{"id":9855,"date":"2008-09-01T11:06:09","date_gmt":"2008-09-01T16:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/?p=9855"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:21","slug":"free-haiku-for-a-labor-free-labor-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/09\/01\/free-haiku-for-a-labor-free-labor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"free haiku for a labor-free Labor Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> T<\/strong><\/em>he snowy egrets may have over-stayed their welcome in Wilows, California. (see L.A. Times<\/em>, \u201dEgrets ruffle feathers<\/a>,\u201d Aug. 14, 2008). But, we can never have too much of the fine haiku selected for each edition of The Heron’s Nest<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Here are thirteen haiku written by f\/k\/a<\/em> Honored Guests<\/a> that appear in the newest edition of THN<\/em>, which went online this morning — The Heron’s Nest<\/a><\/em> (Vol. X, No. 3<\/a>, September 2008)<\/p>\n

early dusk
\nan inch of snow
\non a half inch branch<\/p>\n

morning clouds \"\"
\nthe swan waddles
\nover a shallow part<\/p>\n

…………………………. by paul m<\/a><\/p>\n

cul-de-sac
\nthe knife-grinder rings in
\nsummer\u2019s end<\/p>\n

… by Roberta Beary<\/p>\n

\n

dawn frost
\na screech owl finishes
\nthe hunt<\/p>\n

all the answers
\nin the back of the book \u2014
\nsummer solstice<\/p>\n

…… by Alice Frampton<\/a><\/p>\n

an eagle sighting \u2014 \"\"<\/a>
\nthe frailty
\nin my father\u2019s hug<\/p>\n

spring sun
\nher urn gathers
\nthe whole family<\/p>\n

… by Carolyn Hall<\/a><\/p>\n

slow driver \u2014
\nis he watching
\nthe hawk?<\/p>\n

… by Hilary Tann<\/p>\n

behind our backs \u2014
\nthe sounds the ocean
\ncovers up<\/p>\n

\"\"… by Gary Hotham<\/p>\n

a female mallard
\nleads two drakes \u2014
\nspring morning<\/p>\n

… by Barry George<\/p>\n

my garden gloves
\nstreaked with dirt \u2014
\nmeeting a monarch<\/p>\n

… by Laryalee Fraser<\/p>\n

from the lookout
\nmountain after mountain . . .
\nant on the gravel path<\/p>\n

… by George Swede \"\"<\/p>\n

starlit sky
\na touch of dampness
\non the scarecrow<\/p>\n

… by Yu Chang<\/p>\n

\n

This is going to be as labor-free as possible a Labor Day for the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang.\u00a0 If you are looking for interesting blawger commentary today, you should head over to Simple Justice<\/em><\/a>, as Scott Greenfield apparently never takes a day off.\u00a0 For example, he talks about what “Labor Day 2008<\/a>” means to him (and the “fudgy-wudgy man”).\u00a0 Plus, in “Wearing the American Hat<\/a>,” Scott looks at the reaction of McCain and Obama to Hurricane Gustave, and hopes that “this election offers two candidates at the top of their tickets who (despite the expected pandering, position shifting, vagaries and manipulation of reality to gain transitory advantage), will ultimately prove themselves to be sincere in their concern for the country.\u00a0 What a wonderful change of pace.”\u00a0 Worried he might be sounding a bit too “polyannaish,” Scott adds: “If America could only chose a president for the good reasons, we could have avoided so many of the problems that have plagued this country in recent years.”<\/p>\n

Labor Day
\nthe parade starts and ends
\nat the mall<\/p>\n

.. by dagosan<\/em> [Sept. 2, 2004]<\/p>\n

.\u00a0 . \"\"<\/a> . .\u00a0 As Ted and Walter at Overlawyered<\/em>.com<\/a> might have opined, had they observed Love Litigating Lawyers Day yesterday (Aug. 31st; see our post on Thursday<\/a>), there’s one very good thing about LLL Day falling on the Sunday of a holiday weekend: Those dang lawyers couldn’t file any pesky lawsuits for three days in a row.<\/p>\n

Labor Day
\nsweat on a glass
\nof lemonade<\/p>\n

\u2026 by tom painting – Frogpond, Vol. 31:2 (Spring\/Summer 2008)<\/p>\n

\"\"p.s.<\/strong> Last year, weblogger George Lenard of George\u2019s Employment Blawg<\/em><\/a> never got the memo about taking Labor Day off. Instead, he produced the mammoth Blawg Review<\/em> #124 – Labor Day Special Historical Edition<\/a>, which includes a history of the American labor movement.\u00a0 It seems that Blawg Review<\/em> editor “Ed Post” associates Labor Day with excessive drinking and driving, as he assigned Blawg Review<\/em> #175<\/a> to Jamie Spencer at the Austin DWI Lawyer<\/a> weblog. Before I forget, the f\/k\/a<\/em> Gang wants to salute D. Todd Smith, of the Texas Appellate Law Blog<\/em>, for making last week’s Blawg Review<\/em> #174<\/a> totally themeless<\/a>.\u00a0 As any good appellate counsel knows, the best presentations avoid unnecessary and distracting argument and explanation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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