Haskell Library
across fair-access borders
‘til government’s ban
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Built intentionally on the border between Derby Line, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec, this Victorian landmark stands as a monument to friendship between the United States and Canada. This library is a place where families, neighbors, and students have come together for generations to learn, read, and share a civic life rooted in trust, curiosity, and peace.
That legacy ended this week.
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I had read a while before about this phenomenon, a community library that traversed borders between the nations. Now the Canadians have been told they may not use the library on the USA side.
And I suppose haiku aren’t for politicking.
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(and in the back, a person in attendance in the center)
Saturday’s child works
hard at jobs that never cease
could wage to a fault
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one forest remains
energy needs more than air
leaving machine world
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I looked up to fall
blue and red and green were clear
traffic noise behind
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“Fall Breaks Out in Texas”
golden late-sun tree
Earth regardless tilts away
climate change stalls fall
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(next I’ll be writing about how cold it’s gotten)
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red and green on tree
late for fall or early Yule
auguring from leaves
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(leaves are for illustrative purpose, of course—what I mean to get at is that I don’t know the plant or if its leaves change for fall or it’s another process)
Saturday haiku
(senses applied to what’s outside; maybe each verse stands alone; maybe they all have to go together)
the skitterers wait
leaves falling then branches cleared
skittering delight
what is there to hear
surprised or unsurprised sound
to like or endure
out front I smell town
cars and bricks and street work there
out back trees and leaves
unconvincing taste
air that’s all mixed together
good and bad to breathe
touching the splinters
old drying frame of window
trees too far away
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forward one red leaf
before a crimson chorus
conducting fall's song
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today in my friend’s yard a big red leaf hanging lonely, behind which smaller red leaves formed a line, nature auguring fall, I suppose
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maybe some relief
wet air into breathable
please the angel work
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[I don’t know if haiku might serve for whining, probably not, sigh]
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[it might be hard to tell, the bird is singing]
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