December 25 - December 31 is the 52nd week of the Gregorian calendar.  The Solar Term for this week is Winter Solstice (Dec 21 - Jan 05), and the micro-seasons for this week are “The Common Self-Heal Sprout” (Dec. 22 -Dec 26), and “The Deer Sheds its Antlers” (Dec 27 -Dec 31). The haiku selected for this week are written by Basho, Issa, Buson, Reichhold, Kerouac, and Rosenstock.