26 |
Stream and Tree |
The stream's promise |
Wascana Review |
1975 |
nature, suicide |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 70. |
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27 |
Forked Road |
It's hard to decide sometimes |
Wascana Review |
1976 |
decisions, obligation |
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Snake in the Strawberries 64. |
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28 |
Father |
Nailheads broke off with the sound |
Wascana Review |
1976 |
family, kindness |
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Snake in the Strawberries 74. |
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29 |
Housebroken |
The year has turned, |
Wascana Review |
1980 |
nature, winter |
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30 |
Espaliered on a Wailing Wall |
Farmland lacks immunity to the |
Wascana Review |
1980 |
nature, cities |
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31 |
The Painter |
Our local painter always seemed afraid |
Wanderer |
1924 |
death, prudence |
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32 |
The Young Old-Timer |
His hands seek each other under his overall bib |
Wallace's Farmer |
1938 |
farming, resentment |
North American Review (1974) 32. |
The Sun at Noon 12, Landmark and Other Poems 44. |
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33 |
March Mourning |
The late snow is a fungus |
Wallace's Farmer |
1939 |
snow, death |
Man and His Field |
Man and His Field 57. |
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34 |
Silver Maples |
Rain fingers stroke our grey bodies |
Wallace's Farmer |
1939 |
farming, nature |
North American Review |
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35 |
The Search |
Here on the hillside is a square of ground |
Wallace's Farmer |
1940 |
farming, neighbors |
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A Single Focus 37, Landmark and Other Poems 46. |
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36 |
Late For The News |
Last week you said |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
Depression, routine |
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Landmark and Other Poems |
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37 |
Until The Storm Passes |
The wheel-rounded wind races |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
winter, relationships |
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Landmark and Other Poems 31. |
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38 |
Love Song |
Deep in the woods I wake |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
nature, love |
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39 |
Discord |
After the accident |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
sex, community |
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Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
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40 |
Important Question |
I didn't come here |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
thoughts, neighbors |
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Landmark and Other Poems 19. |
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41 |
University |
Morning light throws a wreath |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
university, summer |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 26, Snake in the Strawberries 70. |
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42 |
The Face of Things |
The creek retreats from flood rage |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1970 |
spring, planting |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 46, Landmark and Other Poems 27 (as "Sap's Rise"). |
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43 |
Self-Portrait |
The mirror lacks depth, |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
reflection, aging |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 53, Snake in the Strawberries 66. |
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44 |
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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45 |
Dogma |
Sucked and bitten I shake |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1969 |
animals, independence |
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Snake in the Strawberries 49. |
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46 |
Day After Day |
The baby cries in its crib |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
insecurity, despair |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 18, Snake in the Strawberries 75. |
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47 |
Chill Comfort |
The sun rose, burned off the mist, |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
breakfast, loneliness |
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Proved by Trial 17. |
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48 |
Detention |
The wilted flowers |
View Magazine |
1974 |
school, conflict |
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49 |
Our Country |
The lady in the harbor |
View Magazine |
1978 |
promise, disillusionment |
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50 |
Sight by Blindfold |
I walked up the knoll |
View Magazine |
1974 |
death, love |
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