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After Corn Husking |
The last load ends the day |
University Review |
1942 |
harvest, fall |
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The Sun at Noon 36, Man and His Field 46. |
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52 |
The Backward Flow |
A man bent with the burden |
University of Windsor Review |
1979 |
aging, fall |
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53 |
The Strongest Magic |
Anger pens me in a sty |
Trace |
1968 |
anger, love |
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54 |
On Guard |
The sun protects my back |
Tinderbox |
1978 |
morning, fear |
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55 |
A Winter Review |
The farm wraps itself for winter |
The Wormwood Review |
1972 |
winter, farming |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 11. |
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56 |
Cerebral Palsy |
Each morning the wild, random |
The Windless Orchard |
1980 |
illness, perseverance |
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57 |
Saturday Morning |
This morning wrapped in my indolence |
The Smith |
1968 |
birds, guilt |
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58 |
Cleaning the Barn |
We put it off, not having to prove |
The Small Farm |
1976 |
work, farming |
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Landmark and Other Poems 40, Snake in the Strawberries 93. |
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Day of the Cornfield |
The day of the cornfield all right, |
The Small Farm |
1976 |
farming, observation |
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Snake in the Strawberries 59. |
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60 |
Late Meadowlark |
We know the meaning when we read the signs |
The Saturday Evening Post |
1960 |
birds, fall |
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Limited View 11, Snake in the Strawberries 34. |
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Time's Laggard |
The house of summer closed its doors. |
The Saturday Evening Post |
1960 |
winter, stubbornness |
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62 |
Grandfather's Farm |
The worn scythe hangs in the box-elder tree, |
The Saturday Evening Post |
1959 |
work, family |
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Limited View 33, Landmark and Other Poems 7. |
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Take This Guy |
Now take this guy next door, |
The New Renaissance |
1976 |
argument, jealousy |
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64 |
Virtue of Logic |
He believed in the generation |
The New Renaissance |
1978 |
reason, argument |
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65 |
The Insatiable Demand |
He chopped his work |
The New Renaissance |
1979 |
busyness, overwhelmed |
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66 |
Birth Pains |
I do not remember birth pains |
The New Renaissance |
1978 |
morning, birth |
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67 |
Surprise [1] |
You seemed brave but lost in the ambush of clover, |
The Humanist |
1957 |
love, betrayal |
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Limited View 22, Landmark and Other Poems 23. |
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Home Work |
Today is cleaning day in the pens |
The Ghent Quarterly |
1975 |
work, animals |
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69 |
The Hard Sell |
The spangles in his talk glitter |
The Denver Post Roundup |
1971 |
deception, money |
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70 |
Photograph |
A photograph taken from |
The Davidson Miscellany |
1982 |
appearances, smoking |
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71 |
A Few Good Licks |
So you said I would be the |
The Davidson Miscellany |
1981 |
marriage, aging |
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72 |
Alms to the Giver |
The mail this morning made me |
The Davidson Miscellany |
1982 |
greed, deception |
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It Might Save Us |
What they had in common |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
neighbors, relationships |
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74 |
The Malicious Spirit of Machines |
Right in our own house, |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
machines, breakdown |
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Need for a Quick Step |
I noticed the cow in heat |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
animals, danger |
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