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51 |
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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52 |
Liberated by Generosity |
Today was a turning point |
America |
1981 |
frugality, generosity |
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53 |
For A Neighbor Woman |
Early this morning |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
death, gardening |
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Man and His Field 28, Landmark and Other Poems 10. |
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54 |
Vacation Cottage |
Dandelion clumps flourish |
Poet Lore |
1971 |
order, repression |
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55 |
Giant Fear |
The day overwhelmed him with its size, |
Cloud Marauder |
1968 |
obligation, overwhelmed |
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56 |
No Symbols |
The barn's warm breath |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
birth, meaning |
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Snake in the Strawberries 12. |
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57 |
Comfort in Small Things |
I saw them, a glanceful, |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
birds, pleasure |
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58 |
Flight and Return |
The locked house next door |
Great Lakes Review |
1977 |
neighbors, racism |
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Snake in the Strawberries 78. |
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59 |
Alms to the Giver |
The mail this morning made me |
The Davidson Miscellany |
1982 |
greed, deception |
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60 |
Wish for a Season |
Today you said you would not sigh |
South Dakota Review |
1969 |
winter, longing |
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61 |
Who? Who? |
Do you ever stop to wonder— |
Great Lakes Review |
1977 |
identity, reflection |
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Snake in the Strawberries 80. |
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62 |
Survival [2] |
At the mercy of street |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
trees, perseverance |
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Planting Red Geraniums 32. |
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63 |
The Test |
This guy walking down the street |
Wormwood Review |
1968 |
alienation, self-pity |
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Proved by Trial 20. |
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64 |
The Cricket |
If the sparrows would stop |
Educational Leadership |
1959 |
noise, happiness |
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65 |
The Weed Cutter |
Earth soaked by a thunderstorm |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
adolescence, farming |
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66 |
Tired of Earth |
Wind bites dust from the furrows |
Discourse: A Review of Liberal Arts |
1962 |
farming, death |
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Limited View 14, Late Harvest 72. |
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67 |
Take This Guy |
Now take this guy next door, |
The New Renaissance |
1976 |
argument, jealousy |
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68 |
End of the Game |
Two little boys dusty with pollen |
Lake Superior Review |
1977 |
childhood, play |
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Snake in the Strawberries 96. |
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69 |
Hog Economy |
The little pig stuck his nose in the trough |
America |
1965 |
animals, greed |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 23, Landmark and Other Poems 55. |
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70 |
Summer Rain |
I stayed in the field though the rain was |
Independent |
1927 |
rain, drought |
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Country Men (1937) xxxii, (1938) 54, (1943) 61. |
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71 |
Close the Accounts |
The putting away time shows up |
Commonweal |
1965 |
farming, fall |
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A Single Focus 19, Snake in the Strawberries 44, Landmark and Other Poems 37. |
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72 |
Never Too Late |
He grunted, jammed |
North American Review |
1984 |
aging, gardening |
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A Country Man 28. |
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73 |
Three Old Horses |
Returning to the gate at close of day |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
wisdom, animals |
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Man and His Field 24. |
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74 |
No Word for the Wise |
We can tell the year's close |
Southwest Review |
1979 |
winter, aging |
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75 |
Leaves Like Tears |
You say the leaves fall |
Midwest Quarterly |
1969 |
grief, winter |
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