A Country Man by James Hearst The Pterodactyl Press, Cumberland, IA 1993 Contents What They Said One Thing Leads to Another Who Cares for History Year after Year A Wise Man Is No Fool Cleaning Lady A Believer Within Limits So Much Change Fallen Sign Echoes of Memory This Is How They Do It Benchmark of Plunder A Show of Compassion Fear of Play for Keeps Never Too Late Better a Bonfire While Meadowlarks Sang What Matters Memorial Day One Is Never Sure Flowers Would Be Better Expression of a Homeplace Take the Best Offer Winter Reverie Moving Day Mind-boggled