151 |
Something Not Tamed in Us |
Early this winter morning |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
birds, charity |
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Snake in the Strawberries 4. |
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152 |
A Prejudiced Witness |
This morning my wife and I |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
birds, marriage |
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Dry Leaves, Landmark and Other Poems 20. |
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153 |
The Visitor |
In the heat of the afternoon |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
farming, ownership |
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Dry Leaves, Snake in the Strawberries 62. |
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154 |
Moment Like Love |
To see the shine, the glimmer of light, |
Meanjin Quarterly |
1970 |
love, time |
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155 |
And Some Seed Fell |
You think because you own the ground |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
farming, knowledge |
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156 |
It Might Save Us |
What they had in common |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
neighbors, relationships |
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157 |
After Snowfall |
Sky smooth as a country |
New Jersey Poetry Journal |
1982 |
winter, farming |
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158 |
Wedding Anniversary |
A frightening day |
Sunday Clothes |
1975 |
farming, anger |
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Proved by Trial 11. |
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159 |
Here and There |
It's true the days are longer, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
spring, despair |
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Snake in the Strawberries 47. |
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160 |
Day's Routine |
A day of simple duties |
Today |
1966 |
work, marriage |
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Landmark and Other Poems 22. |
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161 |
Celebration of Losers |
This morning the roadway lacks friends, |
North Country |
1977 |
regret, failure |
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162 |
Echoes of Memory |
A birthday card from you today |
A Country Man |
1993 |
love, longing |
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A Country Man 23. |
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163 |
Walls |
My terrace wall dropped |
Yankee Magazine |
1982 |
ownership, division |
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164 |
Valley and Mountain |
The valley floor crawls with streets |
Michigan Quarterly |
1969 |
mountains, transcendence |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 13, Snake in the Strawberries 70. |
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165 |
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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166 |
Alive and Well |
Don't fill the kitchen pot |
Great Lakes Review |
1977 |
winter, perseverance |
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Snake in the Strawberries 96. |
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167 |
Guarding the Fire |
The wind throws snow at the window |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
imagination, alienation |
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168 |
Quiet Sunday |
The old dog sleeps on the porch. |
Sparrow Magazine |
1961 |
stillness, Sunday |
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Limited View 39, Landmark and Other Poems 57. |
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169 |
Ape in My Heart |
Lust stinks in my nostrils |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
shame, lust |
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Planting Red Geraniums 21 |
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170 |
Vacation Cottage |
Dandelion clumps flourish |
Poet Lore |
1971 |
order, repression |
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171 |
Giant Fear |
The day overwhelmed him with its size, |
Cloud Marauder |
1968 |
obligation, overwhelmed |
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172 |
Crop Inspector |
The farmer opened the gate, |
Poetry Now |
1984 |
farming, perseverance |
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173 |
The Insatiable Demand |
He chopped his work |
The New Renaissance |
1979 |
busyness, overwhelmed |
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174 |
Karma |
Still, cries of hunting shake the grove |
DePaul Literary Magazine |
1965 |
hunting, wilderness |
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A Single Focus 26, Snake in the Strawberries 45. |
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175 |
Wish for a Season |
Today you said you would not sigh |
South Dakota Review |
1969 |
winter, longing |
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