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251 |
Two Men |
The stiff man scrubs his hands, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
duality, conformity |
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252 |
Close Call |
It was anger's shadow dimmed the room |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
anger, weather |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 16. |
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253 |
Praise |
When I forced the fat land with seed |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
farming, nature |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 55, Landmark and Other Poems 57 (as "Now I Am Free"). |
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254 |
Instead of Honey |
Let's get to work, time may be short with us, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
labor, religion |
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Snake in the Strawberries 4. |
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255 |
Facts |
I do not read portents, |
Chowder Review |
1976 |
superstition, work |
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Proved by Trial 9, Snake in the Strawberries 88. |
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256 |
The Maid who Served an Ogre |
She washed the dishes, cleaned the sink, |
Periodical of Art in Nebraska |
1976 |
desire, danger |
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257 |
Neighborhood in the Suburbs |
Take our garbage cans, a man may be known |
Miscellany |
1976 |
secrecy, community |
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Proved by Trial 10. |
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258 |
Forked Road |
It's hard to decide sometimes |
Wascana Review |
1976 |
decisions, obligation |
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Snake in the Strawberries 64. |
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259 |
Abrasive Time |
Just think how alert we would all need to be |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
aging, time |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 67. |
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260 |
Keep the Storm Outside |
Rain patters on my roof |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
weather, reflection |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 33, Landmark and Other Poems 34. |
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261 |
Wonder of Hummingbirds |
Glass cells of red syrup hang |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
birds, amazement |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 68, Landmark and Other Poems 24 (variant). |
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262 |
Muskrats in the Cornfield |
Persuasion of rain and sun |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
farming, animals |
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Proved by Trial 22. |
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263 |
Landscape—Iowa |
No one who lives here |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
land, people |
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Snake in the Strawberries 67, The Good Earth 63., Selected Poems 10 |
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264 |
Father |
Nailheads broke off with the sound |
Wascana Review |
1976 |
family, kindness |
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Snake in the Strawberries 74. |
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265 |
Veteran's Day |
How thankful they should be, |
Des Moines Register |
1976 |
war, innocence |
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Snake in the Strawberries 65. |
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266 |
The Snapshot |
There we four sit, quick perched as sparrows on a wire, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
memory, holiday |
The Iowan (Spring 1979) 15, Christmas in Iowa. Ed. Clarence Andrews. Iowa City: Midwest Heritage Publishing Co. (1979) 66. |
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267 |
Bluejay |
Into the calm of morning as stone breaks |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
birds, hunting |
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Proved by Trial 15. |
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268 |
Take This Guy |
Now take this guy next door, |
The New Renaissance |
1976 |
argument, jealousy |
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269 |
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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270 |
That Kind of a Day |
A kitten plays with a mouse, |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
nature, loss |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 24, Landmark and Other Poems 30. |
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271 |
Homecoming |
So let's knock off for the day, I said, |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
farming, home |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 39. |
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272 |
Born Again |
He woke up when she died, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
loss, death |
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273 |
Storm Bound |
Whipped by the blizzard I fled |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
winter, birds |
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274 |
Dirty Old Man's Poem |
A dirty old man’s poem |
Periodical of Art in Nebraska |
1976 |
desire, sex |
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275 |
No News is Good News |
Having read the same names in the paper |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
community, significance |
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