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126 |
The Blame |
It is difficult to explain |
Kansas Quarterly |
1970 |
affair, regret |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 62, Snake in the Strawberries 71. |
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127 |
Our Country |
The lady in the harbor |
View Magazine |
1978 |
promise, disillusionment |
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128 |
Cold Snap |
The winter night in your face |
Kansas City Magazine |
1965 |
winter, music |
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A Single Focus 56. |
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129 |
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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130 |
Time to Act |
At last the revelation, a brisk wind peels |
Kansas City Magazine |
1959 |
spring, anticipation |
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131 |
Cerebral Palsy |
Each morning the wild, random |
The Windless Orchard |
1980 |
illness, perseverance |
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132 |
Construction |
The hammer voices went on an on |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
labor, winter |
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Man and His Field 62. |
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133 |
Portrait of an Old Horse |
I wonder what shaggy thoughts |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
aging, animals |
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Dry Leaves, Snake in the Strawberries 61. |
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134 |
Book of the Mind |
Chilled and seared by the weather |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
introspection, thoughts |
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Planting Red Geraniums 22 |
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135 |
One Thing Leads to Another |
A flock of geese and a basket |
A Country Man |
1993 |
birds, shame |
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A Country Man 14. |
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136 |
The Happy Farmer |
This farm where I live |
Music for Seven Poems |
1958 |
farming, poverty |
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137 |
Good Friday |
My neighbor plants potatoes on Good Friday |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
superstition, tradition |
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The Sun at Noon 11, Landmark and Other Poems 50. |
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138 |
Gift for All |
The miracles of creation |
Skylark |
1981 |
animals |
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139 |
Of Course It Matters |
My neighbor stopped by this morning |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
misfortune, money |
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140 |
Discarded |
I tried to open a drawer in |
Iowa State Liquor Store |
1970 |
love, memory |
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Snake in the Strawberries 51. |
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141 |
His Daily Pack |
Come here and let me tell you about this man |
Limited View |
1962 |
order, work |
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Limited View 15, Landmark and Other Poems 41. |
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142 |
Muskrats in the Cornfield |
Persuasion of rain and sun |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
farming, animals |
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Proved by Trial 22. |
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143 |
Without Your Good Morning |
Perhaps I miss you more than I should, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
death, loss |
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A Country Man 49. |
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144 |
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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145 |
After the Son Died |
The trees follow two sides of a square |
Poetry |
1940 |
death, impermanence |
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The Sun at Noon 29, Snake in the Strawberries 19. |
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146 |
The Windmill |
Time I greased the windmill, |
Texas Review |
1981 |
childhood, recklessness |
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147 |
Morning Walk |
The first thing after breakfast |
Aspen Times |
1967 |
community, morning |
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148 |
Lock the Door |
Now you have burned the letters-- |
Great Lakes Review |
1977 |
relationships, memory |
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Snake in the Strawberries 79. |
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149 |
Yes, It Would |
Wouldn't it be a gas some morning |
Quartet |
1974 |
responsibility, animals |
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Landmark and Other Poems 9. |
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150 |
Propped Apple Tree |
Its branches bowed with fruit, the tree |
A Single Focus |
1967 |
nature, farming |
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A Single Focus 22. |
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