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326 |
Stunted Root |
A season without rain, he saw the stalks |
Kansas Quarterly |
1971 |
sex, drought |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 63. |
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327 |
The Promise Seems True |
Snow wastes away, icicles rot, |
Antigonish Review |
1971 |
farming, ownership |
New River Review 2 (1977) 60. |
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328 |
Reflection in a Dimestore Window |
It’s not that men are never |
Poet Lore |
1971 |
appearance, judgement |
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329 |
Queer People |
Queer people eat soup |
Erebus Rising |
1971 |
compassion, nonconformity |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 41, Landmark and Other Poems 16. |
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330 |
Weltschmerz |
Saturday, late November sunshine |
Iowa State Liquor Store |
1971 |
Depression, November |
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331 |
Vacation Cottage |
Dandelion clumps flourish |
Poet Lore |
1971 |
order, repression |
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332 |
The Morning Paper |
The morning paper told |
Catalyst |
1971 |
war, death |
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333 |
Out of Season |
Half of the elms along the street looked dead, |
Pebble: A Magazine of Poetry |
1971 |
decay, wistfulness |
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Snake in the Strawberries 53. |
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334 |
Sharers |
You grieved so for a rosebush |
Ladies Home Journal |
1971 |
flowers, loss |
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Snake in the Strawberries 52. |
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335 |
Bitter Taste |
I ate the sour grapes and tried |
Kansas Quarterly |
1971 |
anger, nature |
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336 |
Every Teacher Has One |
This morning I cleaned out |
English Journal |
1971 |
memory, secrecy |
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337 |
Discord |
After the accident |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
sex, community |
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Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
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338 |
A Field You Cannot Own |
You thought there was a For Sale sign |
Wormwood Review |
1972 |
love, rejection |
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339 |
A Curious Critter |
Man is both good and kind |
Aspen Times |
1972 |
people, morality |
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340 |
Con Man |
The gifts I buy and offer you, my dear, |
Wormwood Review |
1972 |
love, expectations |
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341 |
Routine |
The boy drowning under waves |
Aspen Times |
1972 |
routine, frustration |
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Snake in the Strawberries 10. |
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342 |
Until The Storm Passes |
The wheel-rounded wind races |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
winter, relationships |
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Landmark and Other Poems 31. |
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343 |
Cock Pheasant |
The pool of morning lay cool |
Crazy Horse |
1972 |
birds, color |
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Snake in the Strawberries 54. |
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344 |
Let's Not Fool Ourselves |
While you wait, time digs at you |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II: Essays and Poems |
1972 |
longing, time |
Prairie Schooner 44 (Spring 1979) 42. |
Proved by Trial 21. |
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345 |
Important Question |
I didn't come here |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
thoughts, neighbors |
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Landmark and Other Poems 19. |
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346 |
Late For The News |
Last week you said |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
Depression, routine |
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Landmark and Other Poems |
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347 |
Textual Matters |
"Cross your legs," saith the preacher, |
Midwest Quarterly |
1972 |
religion, judgement |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 31. |
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348 |
Cloud over the Sun |
It's a surprise to find you |
Chicago Tribune Magazine |
1972 |
humility, friendship |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 43. |
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349 |
Come Back, Come Back |
You emptied the house |
Windless Orchard II |
1972 |
loss, loneliness |
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350 |
An Older Language |
Riding up on a southwest wind |
Amanuensis |
1972 |
birds, spring |
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