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251 |
Spring Barnyard |
Pigeons circle the wet glossy mud |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
animals, materiality |
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The Sun at Noon 37. |
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252 |
A Prejudiced Witness |
This morning my wife and I |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
birds, marriage |
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Dry Leaves, Landmark and Other Poems 20. |
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253 |
Penalty for Anger |
The walls of heart shook |
Southwest Review |
1978 |
argument, silence |
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254 |
Eighty Birthdays |
This cake, a snow-topped hill, |
Yankee Magazine |
1977 |
aging, longing |
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Snake in the Strawberries 84. |
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255 |
The Reminder |
When the day finally ended I felt wet and cold |
Educational Leadership |
1959 |
love, farming |
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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 |
A Believer |
A dirty carpet of March snow |
Anglo-American Studies |
1983 |
birth, animals |
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A Country Man 18. |
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258 |
Common Ground |
Two neighbors lived across a road |
Kansas City Magazine |
1965 |
neighbors, farming |
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A Single Focus 28. |
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259 |
Crow's Impatience |
After the hay was made and the threshing done, |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
death, birds |
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Man and His Field 37, Landmark and Other Poems 48. |
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260 |
Virtue of Logic |
He believed in the generation |
The New Renaissance |
1978 |
reason, argument |
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261 |
Bereaved |
Granted, a meeting with her, |
The American Scholar |
1978 |
death, grief |
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Snake in the Strawberries 98. |
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262 |
Caveat Emptor |
I meant to take a quiet walk |
Inserat Groteski |
1971 |
ownership, wilderness |
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263 |
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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264 |
The Tide |
Today is our anniversary |
Pendragon |
1984 |
aging, marriage |
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265 |
Behind the Stove |
It takes more than wind and sleet to |
Poetry |
1965 |
affair, desire |
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A Single Focus 48, Landmark and Other Poems 11. |
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266 |
Quiet Sunday |
The old dog sleeps on the porch. |
Sparrow Magazine |
1961 |
stillness, Sunday |
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Limited View 39, Landmark and Other Poems 57. |
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267 |
Pause between Clock Ticks |
Like a caught breath |
Yankee Magazine |
1979 |
decisions, stillness |
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268 |
Barns In November |
Along an empty road I watched the barns |
Poetry |
1935 |
winter, harvest |
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Country Men (1937) xxiv, (1938) 46, (1943) 54, Man and His Field 31, Snake in the Strawberries 8. |
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269 |
Try, Try Again |
When I was young the girls were quick |
Monthly magazine for the Arts of Storytelling |
1972 |
aging, sex |
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270 |
Need for a Quick Step |
I noticed the cow in heat |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
animals, danger |
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271 |
Ape in My Heart |
Lust stinks in my nostrils |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
shame, lust |
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Planting Red Geraniums 21 |
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272 |
Bowed Strength |
The winter sun had set |
A Single Focus |
1967 |
winter, resilience |
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A Single Focus 64. |
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273 |
Sooner or Later |
My roots search for water |
Yankee Magazine |
1980 |
trouble, nature |
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274 |
Not to Be Overlooked |
We had a bull calf born premature, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
surprise, validation |
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Snake in the Strawberries 7. |
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275 |
Each Day Alive |
The desk calendar |
Northeast |
1977 |
nature, time |
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