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151 |
Banish Morning Fear |
When he woke at dawn, it was his habit to think |
Modern Maturity |
1980 |
aging, mortality |
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152 |
There Are Still Some Mysteries |
My young neighbor attended an |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
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153 |
Castrating the Pigs |
It always seemed to be a rainy day |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
animals, masculinity |
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154 |
The Way the Light Shines |
The shrill singing of cicada |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
aging, friendship |
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155 |
It Might Be True |
When we kids complained about |
English Journal |
1980 |
childhood, superstition |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
Planting Red Geraniums 39. |
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156 |
Cerebral Palsy |
Each morning the wild, random |
The Windless Orchard |
1980 |
illness, perseverance |
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157 |
Weather Words |
The garden waited to be covered, |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
gardening, winter |
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158 |
Consider a Poem |
If I speak to explain myself |
Stone Country |
1980 |
poetry, communication |
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159 |
Espaliered on a Wailing Wall |
Farmland lacks immunity to the |
Wascana Review |
1980 |
nature, cities |
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160 |
But the Earth Abides |
The windmill squeaks, flaps broken vanes, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
renewal, entropy |
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Snake in the Strawberries 9. |
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161 |
Death of a Marriage |
They reached home, |
Black and White |
1979 |
divorce, silence |
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162 |
A Shabby Day |
Out of doors, office-bound, |
Black and White |
1979 |
cities, community |
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163 |
Women Shearing Men |
The wind whistles a bawdy tune, |
Canadian Forum |
1979 |
control, animals |
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Snake in the Strawberries 97. |
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164 |
A Secret to Live By |
In the attic of my mind |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
memory, revelation |
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Snake in the Strawberries 10. |
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165 |
Do People Care for People? |
Appetites in the barnyard bawled |
Wormwood Review |
1979 |
compassion, civilization |
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166 |
Shove It, Brother, Shove It |
From bedroom to bathroom to |
North American Review |
1979 |
optimism, disability |
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167 |
Hang On to the Grab Bar |
Caught in the revolving door |
Kansas Quarterly |
1979 |
longing, civilization |
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168 |
Here and There |
It's true the days are longer, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
spring, despair |
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Snake in the Strawberries 47. |
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169 |
Small Thorns |
The odor from garbage my neighbor |
Wormwood Review |
1979 |
neighbors, annoyance |
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170 |
Land of Beginnings |
The door you once closed lets you slip through |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
time, farming |
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Snake in the Strawberries 3. |
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171 |
Need For Magic |
After a lonely night and an empty day |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
loss, longing |
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Snake in the Strawberries 11. |
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172 |
Hard Way to Learn |
A trickle of water from |
Poetry |
1979 |
farming, knowledge |
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173 |
An Account of Failures |
I woke this morning and felt |
West Branch |
1979 |
regret, perseverance |
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174 |
Statistics and Waterfalls |
The textbook lies on the |
Black and White |
1979 |
knowledge, imagination |
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175 |
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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