351 |
The Provincial |
The Frenchman asked, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
home, travel |
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A Country Man 54. |
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352 |
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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353 |
How Good is Good Enough |
He must have read whatever signs |
Poetry Now |
1981 |
homelessness, distinctions |
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354 |
Burning a Dead Heifer |
This body burning here is not the fire I'd choose, |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
death, animals |
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Man and His Field 63. |
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355 |
Woman and Her Wayward Garden |
Maples and oaks turn scarlet, |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
fall, wistfulness |
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Dry Leaves. |
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356 |
The Professor Enrolls |
I decided to major in leisure |
National Retired Teachers Association Journal |
1978 |
relaxation, education |
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357 |
[There was an old cock] |
There was an old cock |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
sex, animals |
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Planting Red Geraniums 34 |
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358 |
The Quarrel |
The front steps seemed not |
American Press |
1965 |
argument, silence |
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A Single Focus 40, Snake in the Strawberries 39. |
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359 |
Year after Year |
By ones, twos and in groups |
A Country Man |
1993 |
routine, childhood |
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A Country Man 16. |
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360 |
To Shape Our Decisions |
The question is |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
choice, obligation |
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361 |
Protest |
Now as imperceptibly |
Independent |
1926 |
time, aging |
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Country Men (1937) xxxviii, (1938) 61, (1943) 69, Man and His Field 71, Snake in the Strawberries 16. |
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362 |
Winter Morning |
I enter a winter morning |
Contact |
1981 |
isolation, winter |
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363 |
Sharers |
You grieved so for a rosebush |
Ladies Home Journal |
1971 |
flowers, loss |
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Snake in the Strawberries 52. |
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364 |
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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365 |
Listen |
Clock in the bell tower |
Periphery |
1974 |
poetry, meaning |
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366 |
Cold Snap |
The winter night in your face |
Kansas City Magazine |
1965 |
winter, music |
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A Single Focus 56. |
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367 |
The Morning Paper |
The morning paper told |
Catalyst |
1971 |
war, death |
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368 |
Taking the Bull to Water |
The herd bull leaves his stall |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
animals, danger |
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369 |
Shaped by Names |
You must exist somewhere |
Canadian Forum |
1977 |
language, meaning |
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Snake in the Strawberries 95. |
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370 |
The Problem |
The problem is to see the problem |
Prairie Schooner |
1974 |
perceptions, appearance |
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Landmark and Other Poems 18. |
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371 |
Modern Design |
How can you clean up the place |
Slow Loris Reader |
1978 |
order, gardening |
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372 |
Winter Solstice |
This is the final day |
Country Men |
1938 |
love, winter |
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Country Men (1938) 57. |
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373 |
Good Friday |
My neighbor plants potatoes on Good Friday |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
superstition, tradition |
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The Sun at Noon 11, Landmark and Other Poems 50. |
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374 |
Claim for Damages |
"The man recovered from the bite, |
Focus |
1984 |
frustration, law |
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375 |
Hard Way to Learn |
A trickle of water from |
Poetry |
1979 |
farming, knowledge |
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