576 |
First Signs |
Today the wind trudged in from the south |
Instructor |
1960 |
spring, weather |
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Limited View 34, Landmark and Other Poems 35. |
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577 |
Liberated by Generosity |
Today was a turning point |
America |
1981 |
frugality, generosity |
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578 |
Wish for a Season |
Today you said you would not sigh |
South Dakota Review |
1969 |
winter, longing |
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579 |
To Run or Sit |
Today, he said, the sky bends down |
The Back Door |
1970 |
frustration, waiting |
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580 |
Last Day at the Swimming Hole |
Two boys pick their way |
English Journal |
1974 |
summer, time |
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581 |
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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582 |
Common Ground |
Two neighbors lived across a road |
Kansas City Magazine |
1965 |
neighbors, farming |
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A Single Focus 28. |
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583 |
Wheelchair Blues |
Two raised steps deny him |
North American Review |
1979 |
disability, memory |
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584 |
The Gift for Love |
Underbrush, grasses, weeds, |
Eidolons |
1972 |
wilderness, order |
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585 |
Plea for Persistence |
Wait and begin again, |
Periodical of Art in Nebraska |
1975 |
persistence, knowledge |
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586 |
There Must Be Somewhere to Go |
Wait for me, wait for me, |
North Country |
1977 |
uncertainty, leaving |
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587 |
What They Said |
Wait, they said, this is not the time. |
A Country Man |
1993 |
decisions, time |
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A Country Man 13. |
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588 |
Waiting |
Waiting is not patience |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
frustration, fishing |
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Dry Leaves. |
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589 |
Come On, Let's Go |
Wake up, dope head, wake up, |
KPFA Folio |
1970 |
farming, spring |
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590 |
Winter Mood |
Warm in mackinaw and boots I read |
America |
1966 |
winter, poetry |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 21, Snake in the Strawberries 76., Shaken by Leaf-Fall 21, Snake in the Strawberries 76. |
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591 |
Daydream |
Warmed to drowsiness by the |
Mainstreeter |
1977 |
fall, memory |
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592 |
Fog |
Waves of the sea's ghost |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
weather, defamiliarization |
North American Review 299.2 (Spring 2014) 26. |
Man and His Field 28, Landmark and Other Poems 36. |
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593 |
Signed by Your Kiss |
We came too late, we found the trees |
A Single Focus |
1967 |
nature, love |
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A Single Focus 55. |
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594 |
No Word for the Wise |
We can tell the year's close |
Southwest Review |
1979 |
winter, aging |
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595 |
Spring Rites |
We celebrate the rites of spring |
New York Times |
1971 |
planting, ritual |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 49. |
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596 |
Mr. Norris and the Civet Cat |
We four boys liked to fish |
Maine Life |
1981 |
compassion, animals |
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597 |
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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598 |
Change in Appetites |
We had a hired man whose remarks |
South Dakota Review |
1978 |
sex, animals |
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599 |
The Comfort of a Friend |
We have wandered as we wished |
A Country Man |
1993 |
aging, friendship |
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A Country Man 47. |
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600 |
Hope Goes Whoosh! |
We just could not believe our luck. |
Focus |
1984 |
neighbors, disappointment |
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