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A Country Man

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A Country Man by James Hearst

The Pterodactyl Press, Cumberland, IA 1993
 

ContentsA Country Man Cover

  • 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
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