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376 |
Penance for Anger |
Many times you have fed me, my dear, |
Northwest Review |
1967 |
argument, forgiveness |
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377 |
Trials of Ownership |
The title to the land's a piece of paper |
A Single Focus |
1967 |
farming, owning |
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A Single Focus 41. |
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378 |
Sadness Weeps |
In my day hate clouds skies |
America |
1968 |
suffering, hypocrisy |
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379 |
Dogma |
Sucked and bitten I shake |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1969 |
animals, independence |
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Snake in the Strawberries 49. |
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380 |
Sign-Directed |
I was born under the sign |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
birth, superstition |
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381 |
First Signs |
Today the wind trudged in from the south |
Instructor |
1960 |
spring, weather |
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Limited View 34, Landmark and Other Poems 35. |
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382 |
Now Hear This |
Your Honor, she cried, I need help. |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
religion, marriage |
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383 |
The Enemy |
The girl who now switches |
Westerly Review |
1977 |
desire, hunting |
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Snake in the Strawberries 92. |
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384 |
At Least Once a Problem Solved |
Sometimes I feel like a shadow |
Colorado Quarterly |
1978 |
birth, accomplishment |
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385 |
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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386 |
Away with Boards |
The last storm shook |
Kansas Quarterly |
1984 |
cities, destruction |
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387 |
Spring Lament |
The season has sounded its call to the farm's sleepy ears, |
Limited View |
1962 |
spring, loneliness |
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Landmark and Other Poems 53. |
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388 |
Owner |
The morning sun surveys the time for me, |
Sparrow Magazine |
1961 |
farming, ownership |
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389 |
Hang On to the Grab Bar |
Caught in the revolving door |
Kansas Quarterly |
1979 |
longing, civilization |
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390 |
Judgement by Spring Rain |
Some snarl faced poet |
Yankee Magazine |
1973 |
seasons, aging |
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Proved by Trial 7, Snake in the Strawberries 94. |
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391 |
The Land Owner |
She moved into the threadbare house |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
death, gardening |
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Planting Red Geraniums 16 |
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392 |
Every Teacher Has One |
This morning I cleaned out |
English Journal |
1971 |
memory, secrecy |
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393 |
Best Not to Hope for Miracles |
He had heard that water |
A Country Man |
1993 |
mortality, illness |
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A Country Man 41. |
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394 |
Late Meadowlark |
We know the meaning when we read the signs |
The Saturday Evening Post |
1960 |
birds, fall |
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Limited View 11, Snake in the Strawberries 34. |
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395 |
On Guard |
The sun protects my back |
Tinderbox |
1978 |
morning, fear |
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396 |
Cerebral Palsy |
Each morning the wild, random |
The Windless Orchard |
1980 |
illness, perseverance |
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397 |
Spring Rain |
An early frost last fall |
Ladies Home Journal |
1968 |
fall, persistence |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 40, Landmark and Other Poems 55. |
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398 |
Susanna and the Elders |
Let us put thought aside |
Proved by Trial |
1977 |
innocence, secrecy |
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Proved by Trial 21, Snake in the Strawberries 83. |
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399 |
[There was an old cock] |
There was an old cock |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
sex, animals |
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Planting Red Geraniums 34 |
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400 |
To a Loquacious Friend |
Either you bleat like a moth-eaten |
Iowa State Liquor Store |
1970 |
language, nature |
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