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51 |
Echoes of Memory |
A birthday card from you today |
A Country Man |
1993 |
love, longing |
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A Country Man 23. |
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52 |
The Provincial |
The Frenchman asked, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
home, travel |
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A Country Man 54. |
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53 |
Where We Live |
We stole time to walk together |
A Country Man |
1993 |
nature, relationships |
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A Country Man 57. |
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54 |
Flowers Would Be Better |
My wife calls me to see her garden. |
A Country Man |
1993 |
gardening, gender |
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A Country Man 34. |
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55 |
Random Thoughts |
Our plan of life together |
A Country Man |
1993 |
death, loss |
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A Country Man 56. |
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56 |
While Meadowlarks Sang |
It began with the first eggs |
A Country Man |
1993 |
lessons, work |
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A Country Man 30. |
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57 |
Goodbye, Mrs. O'Flynn |
I am not carrying on with Mrs. O'Flynn |
A Country Man |
1993 |
gossip, sex |
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A Country Man 55. |
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58 |
Ruffle the Pages |
An oak tree spread shade, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
death, family |
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A Country Man 52. |
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59 |
Who Cares for History? |
They tore down the old Saylor house, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
memory, loss |
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A Country Man 15. |
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60 |
Sense of Order |
On the farm we had no tunnels |
A Country Man |
1993 |
understanding, purpose |
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A Country Man 53. |
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61 |
Benchmark of Plunder |
We needed an onion, the row |
A Country Man |
1993 |
theft, exchange |
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A Country Man 25. |
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62 |
A Wise Man is No Fool |
Back in the days of kiss-and-tell, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
love, pun |
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A Country Man 17. |
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63 |
Memorial Day 1982 |
Henry Jensen sits in the sun |
A Country Man |
1993 |
war, death |
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A Country Man 32. |
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64 |
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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65 |
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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66 |
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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67 |
Mind-Boggled |
His mind bent with the weight |
A Country Man |
1993 |
religion, uncertainty |
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A Country Man 39. |
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68 |
Take the Best Offer |
Don't ask me which job to take, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
work, choice |
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A Country Man 36. |
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69 |
Better a Bonfire |
Hitch up the mule, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
memory, secrecy |
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A Country Man 29. |
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70 |
Year after Year |
By ones, twos and in groups |
A Country Man |
1993 |
routine, childhood |
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A Country Man 16. |
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71 |
Moving Day |
I have moved from one house |
A Country Man |
1993 |
moving, change |
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A Country Man 38. |
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72 |
The Hurt of Pleasure |
Once a week she comes to share |
A Country Man |
1986 |
gardening, friendship |
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A Country Man 42. |
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73 |
Not the Day to Listen |
This nifty gent with a spry tongue |
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1986 |
death, work |
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A Country Man 40. |
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74 |
Winter Reverie |
Winter grips the farm |
after Ward Bib. |
1986 |
winter, perseverance |
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A Country Man 37. |
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75 |
The Tide |
Today is our anniversary |
Pendragon |
1984 |
aging, marriage |
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