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226 |
Weeds of Anger |
A man who plowed America's future |
Poem |
1969 |
farming, defiance |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 47. |
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227 |
Off Limits |
He burned the grass |
Poetry Now |
1979 |
fire, control |
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228 |
Love's Apostate |
I shoulder my bag, slink through |
New York Herald Tribune |
1964 |
forgiveness, resentment |
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A Single Focus 54. |
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229 |
Leaves Like Tears |
You say the leaves fall |
Midwest Quarterly |
1969 |
grief, winter |
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230 |
The Burden |
Apple bloom spread on the orchard floor, |
Midland |
1926 |
blossoming, nature |
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Country Men (1937) xxx. |
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231 |
The Malicious Spirit of Machines |
Right in our own house, |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
machines, breakdown |
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232 |
Expression of a Homeplace |
If I close one eye |
A Country Man |
1993 |
perceptions, birds |
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A Country Man 35. |
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233 |
At Least on the Surface |
People who live in neighborhoods |
Miscellany |
1976 |
neighbors, appearances |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 65, Snake in the Strawberries 69. |
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234 |
Melancholy at Night |
Each evening at bedtime |
Poetry View |
1980 |
death, loss |
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235 |
There Must Be Somewhere to Go |
Wait for me, wait for me, |
North Country |
1977 |
uncertainty, leaving |
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236 |
The Advantage |
Three haystacks stood against the wind, |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
winter, chores |
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Man and His Field 65. |
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237 |
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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238 |
An Older Language |
Riding up on a southwest wind |
Amanuensis |
1972 |
birds, spring |
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239 |
A Show of Compassion |
The man at her table frowned |
A Country Man |
1993 |
work, compassion |
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A Country Man 26. |
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240 |
Accident |
The iron teeth of the harrow |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
birds, destruction |
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Man and His Field 61, Landmark and Other Poems 48, Snake in the Strawberries 24. |
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241 |
Mr. Norris and the Civet Cat |
We four boys liked to fish |
Maine Life |
1981 |
compassion, animals |
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242 |
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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243 |
Born Again |
He woke up when she died, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
loss, death |
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244 |
Pray for Belief |
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Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
faith, perspective |
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Planting Red Geraniums 30. |
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245 |
Thought of Bluebells |
Along the banks |
Wascana Review |
1971 |
flowers, love |
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Snake in the Strawberries 53. |
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246 |
A Hawk Is Not a Rabbit |
He got the message! |
Colorado Quarterly |
1978 |
independence, aging |
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247 |
Double Talk |
The exercises we schedule |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
duality, survival |
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248 |
Whatever Happened |
When I was young I discovered |
Great Lakes Review |
1977 |
reading, conformity |
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Snake in the Strawberries 82, The Good Earth 68. |
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249 |
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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250 |
Penalty for Anger |
The walls of heart shook |
Southwest Review |
1978 |
argument, silence |
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