Clog thief

Lurking in the stacks no longer,
Apprehended convicted,
But a legacy remaining,
Revealed over time.
 
As the collection expanded
More books are added
Shifts in the stacks
More clogs were revealed...
 
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February 3, 2022

Clog thief

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/clog-thief.html

in 1977 and 1978, a student stole over 20 pair of clogs and

other things from the UNH Library.

He was arrested and convicted.

https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3538&context=tnh_archive

https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3574&context=tnh_archive

in 1981 and 1982, I performed several shifts

of books in the stacks and we found several more clogs

stashed behind the books

 

poetry, UNH, clog thief, library,

 

#poetry #UNH #clogthief #library

 

 

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Books – v2

Paper, ink and thought

Fiction and reality;

Passion and purpose

Poetry and prose

Map and drawing

Monographs and periodicals

Card catalog and bar code

Shelves and desks

Reading and research

Pleasure and knowledge;

Wonder of language,

Image and context

The power of words.

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edited December 18, 2015

Books – v2

posted February 8, 2004

Written 11/30/00 at 9:10

for the Barrington (NH) Library rededication on 12/9/00

Books

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/books.html

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,400+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Barrington – v2

Land in the rough,

By design and by tradition;

A sense of place

in the wood, by the water.

Stone wall and lake and meadow

Wood and bramble;

Cloud of dust off a dirt road,

The crack of a branch underfoot.

Woodpeckers, turkeys,

Deer, moose, and bear;

Beaver and fox,

In the wood and marshland.

Loon and mallard

Kingbird and heron by the water;

rustic cabins

by the side of the lake.

Fiddleheads, lady slippers,

Mayflowers, starflowers, Salamanders;

Ants, lots of ants

In the yard and by my house.

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edited April 11, 2015

Barrington – v2

posted February 8, 2004

(4 days after started blog)

Barrington

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/barrington.html

Written 11/30/2000 at 9:30 for the Barrington Library

rededication on 12/9/2000

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,010+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Athenaeum – v2

History, biography, adventures, opened,

found in the pages I read

how long I wanted to linger

in reading the names on the shelf

How much I needed to learn more

about the world and that place

the marvels in the printed words

were more than I could embrace

I wanted to stay there and linger

with heroes and tales of old

to see the world through their tales

and spend hours in their throes

To wander throughout the whole world

without leaving my room or my space

to grow and to flourish

among the pages of these books

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edited April 7, 2015

Athenaeum – v2

July 22, 2006 21:32

Athenaeum

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/athenaeum.html

– my first library

Westfield Athenaeum –

http://www.westath.org/

https://www.facebook.com/westath

https://twitter.com/westath/

https://www.facebook.com/PictureWestfield

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 36,880+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Athenaeum

History, biography,
adventure
found in the pages I read
how long I wanted to linger
in reading the names on the shelf
how much I needed to learn more
about the world and that place
the marvels in the printed words
were more than I could embrace
I wanted to stay there and linger
with heroes and tales of old
to see the world through their tales
and spend hours in their throes
to wander throughout the whole world
without leaving my room or my space
to grow and to flourish
among the pages of books

July 22, 2006 21:32

Athenaeum

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/athenaeum.html

– my first library

Westfield Athenaeum –

http://www.westath.org/

https://www.facebook.com/westath

https://twitter.com/westath/

https://www.facebook.com/PictureWestfield

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 36,880+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Barrington

Land in the rough
By design and by tradition.
A sense of place.

Stone wall and lake and meadow
Wood and bramble
Cloud of dust off a dirt road.
The crack of a branch underfoot.

Woodpeckers, turkeys,
Deer, moose, and bear,
Beaver and fox,
In the wood and marsh.

Loon and mallard
Kingbird and heron by the water.

Fiddleheads, lady slippers,
Canada mayflowers, starflowers,
Salamanders,
Ants, lots of ants
In the yard and by my house.

=====

edited April 11, 2015

Barrington – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/barrington-v2.html

posted February 8, 2004

(4 days after started blog)

Barrington

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/barrington.html

Written 11/30/2000 at 9:30 for the Barrington Library

rededication on 12/9/2000

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,710+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Books

Paper, ink and thought
Fiction and reality
Passion and purpose
Poetry and prose
Map and drawing

Monographs and periodicals
Card catalog and bar code

Reading and research
Pleasure and knowledge
Wonder of language,
The power of words.

=============

edited December 18, 2015

Books – v2

posted February 8, 2004

Written 11/30/00 at 9:10

for the Barrington (NH) Library rededication on 12/9/00

Books

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/books.html

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,710+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.