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476 |
Stepchild of Nature |
Open morning's door and listen |
NRTA Journal |
1980 |
nature, alienation |
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477 |
The Sun at Noon |
No country leads so softly to nowhere |
Poetry |
1940 |
mortality, appreciation |
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The Sun at Noon 9, Man and His Field 20. |
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478 |
Take This Guy |
Now take this guy next door, |
The New Renaissance |
1976 |
argument, jealousy |
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479 |
Routine Keeps Me |
I make water in the morning |
KPFA Folio |
1970 |
respect, responsibility |
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Snake in the Strawberries 51. |
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480 |
Summer Rain |
I stayed in the field though the rain was |
Independent |
1927 |
rain, drought |
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Country Men (1937) xxxii, (1938) 54, (1943) 61. |
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481 |
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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482 |
This Is How They Do It |
"I own this farm," Henry Jensen |
A Country Man |
1993 |
law, understanding |
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A Country Man 24, The Good Earth 64. |
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483 |
One Way For An Answer |
No way, just no way, |
Proved by Trial |
1977 |
mountains, revelation |
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Proved by Trial 21, Landmark and Other Poems 28. |
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484 |
The Short Run and the Long Pull |
Our fields lay side by side, |
Nebraska Review |
1981 |
farming, fertilizer |
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485 |
Muskrats in the Cornfield |
Persuasion of rain and sun |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
farming, animals |
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Proved by Trial 22. |
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486 |
Shy Breeder |
The heifer is in heat but |
Poetry Now |
1981 |
animals, sex |
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487 |
After the Son Died |
The trees follow two sides of a square |
Poetry |
1940 |
death, impermanence |
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The Sun at Noon 29, Snake in the Strawberries 19. |
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488 |
Lock the Door |
Now you have burned the letters-- |
Great Lakes Review |
1977 |
relationships, memory |
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Snake in the Strawberries 79. |
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489 |
Leaves Like Tears |
You say the leaves fall |
Midwest Quarterly |
1969 |
grief, winter |
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490 |
The Malicious Spirit of Machines |
Right in our own house, |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
machines, breakdown |
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491 |
That Kind of a Day |
A kitten plays with a mouse, |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
nature, loss |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 24, Landmark and Other Poems 30. |
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492 |
Not Really a Quarrel |
Granted we slept well and |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
argument, marriage |
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493 |
False Warning |
The meadow has lost its features and the grove |
Poetry |
1940 |
wilderness, winter |
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A Single Focus 21. |
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494 |
Words that Smell Bad |
Neighbor, your "friendly" note arrived |
New River Review |
1977 |
neighbors, argument |
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Snake in the Strawberries 86. |
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495 |
Farm on a Summer Night |
From a clear sky at night the starlight |
Country Men |
1937 |
faith, religion |
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Country Men (1937) v, (1938) 21, (1943) 31. |
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496 |
There Must Be Somewhere to Go |
Wait for me, wait for me, |
North Country |
1977 |
uncertainty, leaving |
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497 |
Need of Solid Ground |
He hadn't offended God nor failed His Word |
Limited View |
1962 |
work, perseverance |
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Limited View 18. |
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498 |
An Older Language |
Riding up on a southwest wind |
Amanuensis |
1972 |
birds, spring |
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499 |
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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500 |
Moments of Being Away |
Today I walked through the house |
Chariton Review |
1983 |
ownership, belonging |
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