|
576 |
Accident |
The iron teeth of the harrow |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
birds, destruction |
|
Man and His Field 61, Landmark and Other Poems 48, Snake in the Strawberries 24. |
|
|
577 |
Never Too Late |
He grunted, jammed |
North American Review |
1984 |
aging, gardening |
|
A Country Man 28. |
|
|
578 |
No Word for the Wise |
We can tell the year's close |
Southwest Review |
1979 |
winter, aging |
|
|
|
|
579 |
Around the Bend |
Around the bend the water stills, |
Outdoor America |
1926 |
fishing, perseverance |
|
|
|
|
580 |
Thought of Bluebells |
Along the banks |
Wascana Review |
1971 |
flowers, love |
|
Snake in the Strawberries 53. |
|
|
581 |
A Curious Critter |
Man is both good and kind |
Aspen Times |
1972 |
people, morality |
|
|
|
|
582 |
The Hunter |
You cannot kill the white-tailed deer |
Music for Seven Poems |
1958 |
hunting, persistence |
|
A Single Focus 69, Snake in the Strawberries 43. |
|
|
583 |
Dulled Appetite |
Your letter today |
A Country Man |
1993 |
friendship, impermanence |
|
A Country Man 50. |
|
|
584 |
Need For Magic |
After a lonely night and an empty day |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
loss, longing |
|
Snake in the Strawberries 11. |
|
|
585 |
Lack of Seed Power |
He drooped like a wilted flower |
Harper's Bazaar |
1980 |
impotence, regret |
|
|
|
|
586 |
The Fact Is... |
A duck at a worm |
Poetry View |
1979 |
nature, death |
|
|
|
|
587 |
Book of the Mind |
Chilled and seared by the weather |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
introspection, thoughts |
|
Planting Red Geraniums 22 |
|
|
588 |
Relief from Pressure |
The forecast said rain, |
Colorado Quarterly |
1978 |
weather, work |
|
|
|
|
589 |
For God's Sake |
Why don't you clean up your place, |
Penny Poems From Midwestern University |
1965 |
garden, decay |
|
Proved by Trial 19, Landmark and Other Poems 21. |
|
|
590 |
Sense of Order |
On the farm we had no tunnels |
A Country Man |
1993 |
understanding, purpose |
|
A Country Man 53. |
|
|
591 |
Spring Fever |
Sun touched I sit on a |
Cottonwood Review |
1968 |
spring, anticipation |
|
Shaken by Leaf-Fall 27, Snake in the Strawberries 72. |
|
|
592 |
Stranger |
Following his father's footsteps |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
retirement, alienation |
|
The Sun at Noon 26, Snake in the Strawberries 21. |
|
|
593 |
March Mourning |
The late snow is a fungus |
Wallace's Farmer |
1939 |
snow, death |
Man and His Field |
Man and His Field 57. |
|
|
594 |
Silver Maples |
Rain fingers stroke our grey bodies |
Wallace's Farmer |
1939 |
farming, nature |
North American Review |
|
|
|
595 |
A Matter of Fact |
All through the summer I failed to wring truth out of words, |
Hawk and Whippoorwill |
1961 |
birds, truth |
Poet Lore 71 (Winter 1976-77) 128. |
|
|
|
596 |
After Chores |
Close down, Night |
American Prefaces |
1935 |
chores, sleep |
American Prefaces 5 (June 1940) 169. |
Country Men (1937) xxxvii, (1938) 58, (1943) 66, Man and His Field 48, Snake in the Strawberries 26 |
|
|
597 |
Alien |
The winter trees replied |
Harper's Bazaar |
1970 |
winter, solitude |
Voyages to the Inland Sea II 44. |
Proved by Trial 18, Snake in the Strawberries 55. |
|
|
598 |
Time Like a Hand |
The hardware merchant reaches back for the past |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
aging, alienation |
North American Review (1974) 35. |
The Sun at Noon 22, Snake in the Strawberries 21. |
|
|
599 |
Apple Harvest |
The wind knocks on my door |
Bitterroot |
1965 |
fall, mortality |
North American Review (1974) 35. |
A Single Focus 68, Snake in the Strawberries 37. |
|
|
600 |
Scatter the Petals |
She sleeps as if the mouth of buds, |
American Friend |
1958 |
death, mourning |
Scatter the Petals (1969). |
Limited View 25, Snake in the Strawberries 34. |
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