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251 |
Cold's Verdict |
Anger wraps me in a mantle of yellow |
A Single Focus |
1967 |
neighbors, winter |
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A Single Focus 49, Landmark and Other Poems 29. |
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252 |
It Was Like This |
It was neither the Herod in me |
Commonweal |
1967 |
argument, forgiveness |
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253 |
Love's Survival |
The blind fingertips of longing |
A Single Focus |
1967 |
summer, love |
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A Single Focus 51. |
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254 |
Sadness Weeps |
In my day hate clouds skies |
America |
1968 |
suffering, hypocrisy |
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255 |
Fourth of July at Aspen |
The color-striped day |
South Dakota Review |
1968 |
mountains, holiday |
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256 |
End of April |
A grey sky roofs the morning |
Yankee Magazine |
1968 |
weather, color |
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Snake in the Strawberries 47. |
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257 |
The Strongest Magic |
Anger pens me in a sty |
Trace |
1968 |
anger, love |
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258 |
The Rescue |
She piled harsh weeds under the wheel, |
America |
1968 |
fear, cooperation |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 48. |
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259 |
The Test |
This guy walking down the street |
Wormwood Review |
1968 |
alienation, self-pity |
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Proved by Trial 20. |
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260 |
Giant Fear |
The day overwhelmed him with its size, |
Cloud Marauder |
1968 |
obligation, overwhelmed |
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261 |
After Years Apart |
The town moved on its streets |
Quartet |
1968 |
community, alienation |
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262 |
Spring Rain |
An early frost last fall |
Ladies Home Journal |
1968 |
fall, persistence |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 40, Landmark and Other Poems 55. |
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263 |
Let's Go Inside |
The furrowed field sleeps |
Sou'wester Literary Quarterly |
1968 |
fall, relaxation |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 64. |
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264 |
The Oldest Season |
The eye's doors blown open |
America |
1968 |
winter, defamiliarization |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 19. |
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265 |
Spring Fever |
Sun touched I sit on a |
Cottonwood Review |
1968 |
spring, anticipation |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 27, Snake in the Strawberries 72. |
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266 |
The Call |
The call burst into the room |
Cardinal Poetry Quarterly |
1968 |
birds, destruction |
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267 |
Fear of Renewal |
Snow rotted at the sun's touch, |
Chicago Tribune Magazine |
1968 |
seasons, loneliness |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 57. |
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268 |
Warm-Eyed Memory |
While I wait for my next student |
Sou'wester Literary Quarterly |
1968 |
birds, memory |
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269 |
Saturday Morning |
This morning wrapped in my indolence |
The Smith |
1968 |
birds, guilt |
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270 |
Games Are Never Free |
The city park still draws children |
Iowa Arts Council Newsletter |
1968 |
children, memory |
Iowa State Arts Council Biennium Report, 1968-1970, 3. |
Snake in the Strawberries 46. |
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271 |
A Way to Measure |
How stupid to try to measure |
Cottonwood Review |
1968 |
time, memory |
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272 |
Weeds of Anger |
A man who plowed America's future |
Poem |
1969 |
farming, defiance |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 47. |
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273 |
Cry Shame |
Stones outlast weather, |
America |
1969 |
war, farming |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II 42. |
Snake in the Strawberries 55. |
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274 |
Destruction |
The barn stood for shelter |
The Denver Quarterly |
1969 |
fire, destruction |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II 40. |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall 61, Snake in the Strawberries 56. |
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275 |
Wish for a Season |
Today you said you would not sigh |
South Dakota Review |
1969 |
winter, longing |
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