176 |
Stunted Root |
A season without rain, he saw the stalks |
Kansas Quarterly |
1971 |
sex, drought |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 63. |
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177 |
Behind the Stove |
It takes more than wind and sleet to |
Poetry |
1965 |
affair, desire |
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A Single Focus 48, Landmark and Other Poems 11. |
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178 |
Barns In November |
Along an empty road I watched the barns |
Poetry |
1935 |
winter, harvest |
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Country Men (1937) xxiv, (1938) 46, (1943) 54, Man and His Field 31, Snake in the Strawberries 8. |
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179 |
The Captain Ashore |
I know a man whose twisted wife |
New York Herald Tribune |
1964 |
greed, respect |
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180 |
The Weed Cutter |
Earth soaked by a thunderstorm |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
adolescence, farming |
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181 |
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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182 |
Short Cut |
A short cut, so we said, a different road, |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
roaming, countryside |
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183 |
Burning a Dead Heifer |
This body burning here is not the fire I'd choose, |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
death, animals |
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Man and His Field 63. |
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184 |
Woman and Her Wayward Garden |
Maples and oaks turn scarlet, |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
fall, wistfulness |
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Dry Leaves. |
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185 |
Bowed Strength |
The winter sun had set |
A Single Focus |
1967 |
winter, resilience |
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A Single Focus 64. |
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186 |
Not to Be Overlooked |
We had a bull calf born premature, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
surprise, validation |
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Snake in the Strawberries 7. |
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187 |
Pride in Love |
The neighbors laugh up their sleeve |
Poet Lore |
1971 |
flowers, love |
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188 |
Hope Goes Whoosh! |
We just could not believe our luck. |
Focus |
1984 |
neighbors, disappointment |
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189 |
Sauce for the Gander |
The last person to bed starts the |
Cedar Arts Forum |
1978 |
marriage, night |
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190 |
Deaf Ear |
You said you would come and |
Chicago Tribune Magazine |
1970 |
happiness, promise |
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191 |
No Word for the Wise |
We can tell the year's close |
Southwest Review |
1979 |
winter, aging |
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192 |
A Misery Bleeds |
A misery bleeds inside of me |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
Depression, frustration |
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Snake in the Strawberries 52. |
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193 |
It Could Be Worse, Maybe |
My god, such a night! |
Slow Loris Reader |
1978 |
insomnia, morning |
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Landmark and Other Poems 9. |
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194 |
Bluejay |
Into the calm of morning as stone breaks |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
birds, hunting |
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Proved by Trial 15. |
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195 |
The Other Land |
The strength and persuasion of the long slow turning |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
seasons, divinity |
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The Sun at Noon 22. |
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196 |
Fourth of July at Aspen |
The color-striped day |
South Dakota Review |
1968 |
mountains, holiday |
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197 |
Dulled Appetite |
Your letter today |
A Country Man |
1993 |
friendship, impermanence |
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A Country Man 50. |
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198 |
Veteran's Day |
How thankful they should be, |
Des Moines Register |
1976 |
war, innocence |
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Snake in the Strawberries 65. |
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199 |
Lack of Seed Power |
He drooped like a wilted flower |
Harper's Bazaar |
1980 |
impotence, regret |
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200 |
Frustrations |
Thoughts run like mice |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1970 |
memory, animals |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 17, Snake in the Strawberries 66. |
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