The Sound of a Leaf
I sat up in my orchard, with cocoa cup in hand.
My husband and my youngest son were roaming nearby land.
The ‘Wees’ (those Tennessean pups) were running here and there,
And Stevie-cat took swipes at them as they passed by his chair.
The dew was heavy on the ground. The sun peeked over hill.
The trees—their colors riotous—gave eyes and soul a thrill.
My ears could hear the muted sounds of man and man-boy talk,
As they discussed the forest, on their early morning walk.
And as I smiled and listened to the puppies and the ‘boys’
I once again discovered how this farm has brought me joy.
With face upturned to feeble sun, I heard a quiet sound…
As leaf detached from maple branch and floated to the ground.
How many places in this world can humans still discern
That sound—unique and beautiful—that happens when leaves turn
From shades of green and emerald, which they’ve dressed in since their birth—
To red and orange-- which they wear-- ‘til falling back to earth?
Some things are worth protecting. Some things are just too rare
To justify complacency. To say “I do not care.”
This part of Maine is quiet and there’s natural dark above.
To me, it’s worth an effort to safeguard what I love.
As someone who craves peacefulness—nonetheless, I found
That sometimes it’s essential to speak and stand your ground.
For ‘comfort zones’ exist, I think, for seeing if we dare
To step ‘outside’ and see just what we’ll do-- to prove we care.
If I am not successful here, then soon will come the day
When trees with golden foliage cannot be heard to say,
“Alas, I’ve done my duty. I’ve given it my best.
“I’m falling now—just listen! as I glide to earth to rest.”
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law
Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future
"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
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