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326 |
Not to Be Overlooked |
We had a bull calf born premature, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
surprise, validation |
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Snake in the Strawberries 7. |
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327 |
Not to Give In |
"I wouldn't take a horse |
A Country Man |
1993 |
father, defiance |
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A Country Man 48. |
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328 |
November |
The sun dripped honey-colored days |
Ladies Home Journal |
1965 |
fall, harvest |
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A Single Focus 71, Landmark and Other Poems 32. |
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329 |
Now Hear This |
Your Honor, she cried, I need help. |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
religion, marriage |
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330 |
Now I Have Taken to the Fields |
Now I have taken to the fields |
Country Men |
1937 |
hope, land |
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Country Men (1937) xix, (1938) 40, (1943) 47, Man and His Field 54, Landmark and Other Poems 22. |
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331 |
Now I Hear This |
Your Honor, she cried, I need help. |
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1982 |
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332 |
Of Course It Matters |
My neighbor stopped by this morning |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
misfortune, money |
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333 |
Off Limits |
He burned the grass |
Poetry Now |
1979 |
fire, control |
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334 |
On Guard |
The sun protects my back |
Tinderbox |
1978 |
morning, fear |
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335 |
On Relief |
Our glances met as glances meet |
Common Sense |
1939 |
Depression, poverty |
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The Sun at Noon 32, Landmark and Other Poems 8. |
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336 |
On Vacation |
Your five days of driving |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
vacation, alienation |
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337 |
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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338 |
One Is Never Sure |
The decision faced me with questions |
A Country Man |
1993 |
misinterpretation, argument |
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A Country Man 33. |
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339 |
One Thing Leads to Another |
A flock of geese and a basket |
A Country Man |
1993 |
birds, shame |
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A Country Man 14. |
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340 |
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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341 |
Only Flowers Seem Not to Die |
On our May Day anniversary |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
flowers, loss |
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342 |
Order in the Grove |
The small grove has been let go, |
South Dakota Review |
1971 |
order, animals |
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343 |
Our Country |
The lady in the harbor |
View Magazine |
1978 |
promise, disillusionment |
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344 |
Out of Bounds |
Black asphalt abides between unbroken curbs of cement, |
Wormwood Review |
1966 |
cities, gardening |
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345 |
Out of Season |
Half of the elms along the street looked dead, |
Pebble: A Magazine of Poetry |
1971 |
decay, wistfulness |
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Snake in the Strawberries 53. |
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346 |
Outlived by Time |
The empty hearse skimmed away |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
death, funeral |
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Dry Leaves, Snake in the Strawberries 62. |
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347 |
Outsider |
The field stretches from morning |
America |
1979 |
plowing, nature |
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348 |
Owner |
The morning sun surveys the time for me, |
Sparrow Magazine |
1961 |
farming, ownership |
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349 |
Ownership |
Old neighbors of my people |
Discourse: A Review of Liberal Arts |
1964 |
farming, mortality |
Harper's Bazaar (December 1968) 180. |
A Single Focus 73, Landmark and Other Poems 43. |
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350 |
Part Of An Eternal Dialogue |
What do I hear on my window rapping |
Contemporary Verse |
1925 |
life, aging |
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Country Men (1937) xxxi, (1938) 53, (1943) 60. |
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