{"id":9897,"date":"2008-09-08T13:17:26","date_gmt":"2008-09-08T18:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/?p=9897"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:53:21","slug":"thinking-about-the-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2008\/09\/08\/thinking-about-the-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"thinking about the homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> W<\/em><\/strong>e’re not quite ready-for-posting yet today here at f\/k\/a<\/em>, due to even more distractions than usual.\u00a0 But, we’ve been thinking quite a bit about the homeless recently — and especially this distressing trend<\/a> — and I’m going to put up a few one-breath poems to tide our faithful visitors over until the full presentation is ready later this afternoon.<\/p>\n

— I’d usually say “enjoy,” but this time maybe “reflect” is more appropriate.<\/p>\n

deep
\nin the scent of summer
\na homeless man<\/p>\n

autumn wind\u2014
\na leaf and homeless man
\ncross paths<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. by Andrew Riutta<\/a>
\n\u201cdeep\u201d – Roadrunner<\/em> (Winter 2005)<\/p>\n

\n

skid row
\na man snores beneath
\nyesterday’s headlines<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

\n

bus stop
\na man with one leg
\nlives here<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

\n

tow away zone
\nunder
\nthe
\nsign
\nmen
\nasleep<\/p>\n

\n

……….. by Ed Markowski<\/a><\/p>\n

school’s out\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>
\nthe homeless man
\ncrosses the street<\/p>\n

… by dagosan<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

for this homeless body
\nof mine, spring\u2019s
\nfirst day<\/p>\n

\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 by Issa<\/a>, translated by David G. Lanoue<\/p>\n

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