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326 |
The Molehill |
The molehill became a mountain |
Journal of Arts and Letters |
1967 |
argument, marriage |
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327 |
No Advice Today, Thank You |
Why, the presumptuous bastard |
Kansas Quarterly |
1982 |
religion, relationships |
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328 |
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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329 |
Not Born Again |
This land partly from me, |
Yankee Magazine |
1977 |
nature, mortality |
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Snake in the Strawberries 85. |
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330 |
Lost |
I hear a child crying |
Music for Seven Poems |
1958 |
lost, fear |
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331 |
Not for Sale |
You thought a dollar sign imaged |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
love, money |
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332 |
Fallen Sign |
There comes a time when |
Anglo-American Studies |
1983 |
farming, aging |
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A Country Man 18. |
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333 |
Day After Day |
The baby cries in its crib |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
insecurity, despair |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 18, Snake in the Strawberries 75. |
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334 |
Dragon Lesson |
This country needs live dragons, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
integrity, peace |
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Snake in the Strawberries 100. |
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335 |
Revival |
The anxious hours numb me |
Reporter |
1967 |
fall, mortality |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 56, Snake in the Strawberries 76. |
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336 |
Words of a Season |
Bundled in scarfs the kids ride their bikes |
Epoch |
1966 |
seasons, transitions |
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A Single Focus 15, Landmark and Other Poems 30. |
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337 |
Around the Bend |
Around the bend the water stills, |
Outdoor America |
1926 |
fishing, perseverance |
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338 |
A Curious Critter |
Man is both good and kind |
Aspen Times |
1972 |
people, morality |
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339 |
Morning Walk |
The first thing after breakfast |
Aspen Times |
1967 |
community, morning |
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340 |
Today is Now |
It doesn't need headlines, |
Focus |
1984 |
aging, memory |
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341 |
A Shabby Day |
Out of doors, office-bound, |
Black and White |
1979 |
cities, community |
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342 |
A Return to Facts |
You check out the office |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
renewal, retirement |
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Dry Leaves, Snake in the Strawberries 63. |
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343 |
Before Frost |
Now summer's golden bell is mute |
A Single Focus |
1967 |
seasons, harvest |
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A Single Focus 35, Snake in the Strawberries 40. |
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344 |
After Years Apart |
The town moved on its streets |
Quartet |
1968 |
community, alienation |
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345 |
They Never Came |
Our town prepared for invasion |
Colorado Quarterly |
1978 |
paranoia, community |
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346 |
Man with a Shovel |
The man with a shovel on his shoulder |
Anglo-American Studies |
1983 |
observation, work |
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A Country Man 59. |
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347 |
The Chipmunk and I |
The chipmunk sits upright |
Chicago Tribune Magazine |
1969 |
animals, neighbors |
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Snake in the Strawberries 48. |
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348 |
There Are Still Some Mysteries |
My young neighbor attended an |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
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349 |
Fact |
I knew a man once who gave up the ghost |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
life, suicide |
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Man and His Field 39, Landmark and Other Poems 44. |
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350 |
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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