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501 |
Love is Not Earned |
A display of my skills |
Northeast |
1981 |
love, skill |
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502 |
Each Day Alive |
The desk calendar |
Northeast |
1977 |
nature, time |
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503 |
A Small Matter |
The farmer knows he's no match |
Northeast |
1981 |
weather, satisfaction |
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504 |
Penance for Anger |
Many times you have fed me, my dear, |
Northwest Review |
1967 |
argument, forgiveness |
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505 |
Stepchild of Nature |
Open morning's door and listen |
NRTA Journal |
1980 |
nature, alienation |
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506 |
Reprieve |
I too have gone |
Onward |
1964 |
misfortune, love |
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507 |
Around the Bend |
Around the bend the water stills, |
Outdoor America |
1926 |
fishing, perseverance |
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508 |
Out of Season |
Half of the elms along the street looked dead, |
Pebble: A Magazine of Poetry |
1971 |
decay, wistfulness |
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Snake in the Strawberries 53. |
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509 |
Comfort in an Old Tune |
The fields echo an old tune |
Pebble: A Magazine of Poetry |
1971 |
nature, peacefulness |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 71, Landmark and Other Poems 27. |
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510 |
The Tide |
Today is our anniversary |
Pendragon |
1984 |
aging, marriage |
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511 |
For God's Sake |
Why don't you clean up your place, |
Penny Poems From Midwestern University |
1965 |
garden, decay |
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Proved by Trial 19, Landmark and Other Poems 21. |
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512 |
Dirty Old Man's Poem |
A dirty old man’s poem |
Periodical of Art in Nebraska |
1976 |
desire, sex |
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513 |
Plea for Persistence |
Wait and begin again, |
Periodical of Art in Nebraska |
1975 |
persistence, knowledge |
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514 |
Still Heard but Faintly |
What chime struck from the iron air |
Periodical of Art in Nebraska |
1976 |
winter, faith |
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515 |
The Maid who Served an Ogre |
She washed the dishes, cleaned the sink, |
Periodical of Art in Nebraska |
1976 |
desire, danger |
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516 |
Listen |
Clock in the bell tower |
Periphery |
1974 |
poetry, meaning |
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517 |
Names for an Obstacle |
This iceberg of granite |
Poem |
1969 |
rootedness, perseverance |
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518 |
Once Glimpsed |
Once I thought I saw it |
Poem |
1969 |
longing, uncertainty |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 44. |
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519 |
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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520 |
Taking the Bull to Water |
The herd bull leaves his stall |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
animals, danger |
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521 |
The Weed Cutter |
Earth soaked by a thunderstorm |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
adolescence, farming |
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522 |
A Balance Sheet |
From my father's family I inherit |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
family, habit |
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523 |
Not Really a Quarrel |
Granted we slept well and |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
argument, marriage |
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524 |
Not the Last Goodbye |
Hat askew, coat open, |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
love, worry |
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525 |
Pride in Love |
The neighbors laugh up their sleeve |
Poet Lore |
1971 |
flowers, love |
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