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351 |
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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352 |
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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353 |
Pressed Flowers |
The flowers we picked last summer |
Nimrod |
1971 |
memory, flowers |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 36, Snake in the Strawberries 73. |
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354 |
Bitter Taste |
I ate the sour grapes and tried |
Kansas Quarterly |
1971 |
anger, nature |
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355 |
Comfort in an Old Tune |
The fields echo an old tune |
Pebble: A Magazine of Poetry |
1971 |
nature, peacefulness |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 71, Landmark and Other Poems 27. |
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356 |
Thought of Bluebells |
Along the banks |
Wascana Review |
1971 |
flowers, love |
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Snake in the Strawberries 53. |
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357 |
Every Teacher Has One |
This morning I cleaned out |
English Journal |
1971 |
memory, secrecy |
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358 |
The Hard Sell |
The spangles in his talk glitter |
The Denver Post Roundup |
1971 |
deception, money |
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359 |
Poverty |
The field of clover sowed last fall |
Kansas Quarterly |
1971 |
weather, farming |
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360 |
The Gardener |
When in the sun and armed with shears |
English Journal |
1971 |
gardening, fall |
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361 |
Order in the Grove |
The small grove has been let go, |
South Dakota Review |
1971 |
order, animals |
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362 |
The Problem Comes |
With the new schedule |
Kansas Quarterly |
1971 |
retirement, aging |
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363 |
The Farmer's Bride |
Dry weeds wait for snow, |
Commonweal |
1971 |
winter, chores |
Voyages to Inland Sea, II 46. |
Snake in the Strawberries 56. |
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364 |
Spring Rites |
We celebrate the rites of spring |
New York Times |
1971 |
planting, ritual |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 49. |
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365 |
Sap's Rise |
The creek retreats from flood rage |
see "The Face of Things" |
1970 |
spring, renewal |
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Landmark and Other Poems 27. |
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366 |
Alien |
The winter trees replied |
Harper's Bazaar |
1970 |
winter, solitude |
Voyages to the Inland Sea II 44. |
Proved by Trial 18, Snake in the Strawberries 55. |
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367 |
Come On, Let's Go |
Wake up, dope head, wake up, |
KPFA Folio |
1970 |
farming, spring |
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368 |
The Day of the Hawk |
I went to the city |
Aspen Times |
1970 |
loneliness, nature |
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369 |
Vacations |
What do people do for vacations |
Aspen Times |
1970 |
cities, travel |
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370 |
Frustrations |
Thoughts run like mice |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1970 |
memory, animals |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 17, Snake in the Strawberries 66. |
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371 |
To a Loquacious Friend |
Either you bleat like a moth-eaten |
Iowa State Liquor Store |
1970 |
language, nature |
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372 |
Resort to Calm |
No protest, just the door's soft sigh, |
Prairie Schooner |
1970 |
relaxation, neighbors |
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Snake in the Strawberries 50. |
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373 |
The Smile |
You smiled and waved as you drove |
Ladies Home Journal |
1970 |
observation, expression |
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374 |
To Run or Sit |
Today, he said, the sky bends down |
The Back Door |
1970 |
frustration, waiting |
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375 |
News of Your Coming |
broke open the day like a flower |
Harper's Bazaar |
1970 |
love, anticipation |
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