326 |
Harvest Claim |
The clover field in bloom seemed innocent |
Kansas City Star |
1957 |
seasons, harvest |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 60, Snake in the Strawberries 67. |
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327 |
But the Earth Abides |
The windmill squeaks, flaps broken vanes, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
renewal, entropy |
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Snake in the Strawberries 9. |
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328 |
Where We Live |
We stole time to walk together |
A Country Man |
1993 |
nature, relationships |
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A Country Man 57. |
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329 |
Survival [1] |
Lightning hit the poplar tree |
Poetry Scope |
1981 |
trees, perseverance |
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330 |
Each Day Alive |
The desk calendar |
Northeast |
1977 |
nature, time |
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331 |
No Leaves? No Apples? |
No fruit bends the orchard trees |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
fall, perseverance |
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Man and His Field 59. |
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332 |
High Winds and Low Pressures |
The sun backs through a cloud, |
America |
1975 |
breakfast, weather |
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333 |
Point of No Return |
Grass in the cracks of the sidewalk, |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
memory, decay |
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Dry Leaves. |
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334 |
The Wall |
A door builds a strange wall |
Kansas Quarterly |
1976 |
perspective, home |
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Proved by Trial 16. |
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335 |
The Neighborhood |
The neighborhood has a mind and heart of its own |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
secrecy, community |
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The Sun at Noon 24, Snake in the Strawberries 20. |
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336 |
Weather Wise |
The wind might be telling a lie |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
weather, seasons |
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Planting Red Geraniums 18 |
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337 |
Photograph |
A photograph taken from |
The Davidson Miscellany |
1982 |
appearances, smoking |
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338 |
Now Hear This |
Your Honor, she cried, I need help. |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
religion, marriage |
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339 |
Routine Keeps Me |
I make water in the morning |
KPFA Folio |
1970 |
respect, responsibility |
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Snake in the Strawberries 51. |
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340 |
Vacation in Colorado |
The street's hullabaloo tramps |
Great Lakes Review |
1977 |
wilderness, civilization |
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Snake in the Strawberries 90. |
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341 |
At Least Once a Problem Solved |
Sometimes I feel like a shadow |
Colorado Quarterly |
1978 |
birth, accomplishment |
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342 |
Grandfather's Farm |
The worn scythe hangs in the box-elder tree, |
The Saturday Evening Post |
1959 |
work, family |
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Limited View 33, Landmark and Other Poems 7. |
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343 |
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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344 |
Wilderness Token |
Wild grapes tied their vines |
New Mexico Quarterly |
1964 |
nature, appreciation |
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A Single Focus 16. |
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345 |
Time to Go In |
You poke the fire in the fireplace, |
America |
1983 |
night, meaning |
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346 |
Owner |
The morning sun surveys the time for me, |
Sparrow Magazine |
1961 |
farming, ownership |
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347 |
Calendar's Mischief |
A day of shock, |
America |
1977 |
time, seasons |
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Snake in the Strawberries 78. |
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348 |
The Backward Flow |
A man bent with the burden |
University of Windsor Review |
1979 |
aging, fall |
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349 |
Every Teacher Has One |
This morning I cleaned out |
English Journal |
1971 |
memory, secrecy |
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350 |
The Debtor |
These leaden days when the sky is overcast |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
farming, debt |
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Man and His Field 61, Landmark and Other Poems 39. |
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