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526 |
Guarding the Fire |
The wind throws snow at the window |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
imagination, alienation |
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527 |
Leaves Like Tears |
You say the leaves fall |
Midwest Quarterly |
1969 |
grief, winter |
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528 |
The Malicious Spirit of Machines |
Right in our own house, |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
machines, breakdown |
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529 |
Not Really a Quarrel |
Granted we slept well and |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
argument, marriage |
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530 |
Words that Smell Bad |
Neighbor, your "friendly" note arrived |
New River Review |
1977 |
neighbors, argument |
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Snake in the Strawberries 86. |
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531 |
The Shadow |
I have seen the butcher's shadow |
Chicago Jewish Forum |
1959 |
animals, slaughter |
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Limited View 4, Snake in the Strawberries 29. |
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532 |
Karma |
Still, cries of hunting shake the grove |
DePaul Literary Magazine |
1965 |
hunting, wilderness |
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A Single Focus 26, Snake in the Strawberries 45. |
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533 |
There Must Be Somewhere to Go |
Wait for me, wait for me, |
North Country |
1977 |
uncertainty, leaving |
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534 |
Day's Facts |
There came a morning when |
Prairie Schooner |
1970 |
technology, breakdown |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 37. |
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535 |
An Older Language |
Riding up on a southwest wind |
Amanuensis |
1972 |
birds, spring |
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536 |
Moments of Being Away |
Today I walked through the house |
Chariton Review |
1983 |
ownership, belonging |
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537 |
The Waster |
The stalks still stand erect and the tassels wave, |
Kansas City Magazine |
1961 |
animals, farming |
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Limited View 37, Landmark and Other Poems 54. |
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538 |
Tasters |
The summer sun made blood like sap |
Midwest Quarterly |
1964 |
summer, desire |
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A Single Focus 45, Snake in the Strawberries 39. |
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539 |
Born Again |
He woke up when she died, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
loss, death |
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540 |
Praise |
When I forced the fat land with seed |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
farming, nature |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 55, Landmark and Other Poems 57 (as "Now I Am Free"). |
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541 |
The Contract |
You may have my garden if you will give to me |
Midland |
1926 |
gardening, apples |
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Country Men (1937) xxxiii, (1938) 55. |
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542 |
A Hawk Is Not a Rabbit |
He got the message! |
Colorado Quarterly |
1978 |
independence, aging |
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543 |
Today is Now |
It doesn't need headlines, |
Focus |
1984 |
aging, memory |
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544 |
A Shabby Day |
Out of doors, office-bound, |
Black and White |
1979 |
cities, community |
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545 |
The Thief |
The fists of the summer sun |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
weather, seasons |
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Man and His Field 52. |
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546 |
Unearned Gift |
Shut the door |
America |
1964 |
love, joy |
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A Single Focus 61, Landmark and Other Poems 17. |
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547 |
Penalty for Anger |
The walls of heart shook |
Southwest Review |
1978 |
argument, silence |
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548 |
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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549 |
Retirement Time Is the Time to Retire |
About twilight, swallows stitched |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
retirement, aging |
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Snake in the Strawberries 5. |
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550 |
The Reminder |
When the day finally ended I felt wet and cold |
Educational Leadership |
1959 |
love, farming |
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