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276 |
Bluejay |
Into the calm of morning as stone breaks |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
birds, hunting |
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Proved by Trial 15. |
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277 |
Take This Guy |
Now take this guy next door, |
The New Renaissance |
1976 |
argument, jealousy |
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278 |
The Wall |
A door builds a strange wall |
Kansas Quarterly |
1976 |
perspective, home |
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Proved by Trial 16. |
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279 |
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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280 |
Born Again |
He woke up when she died, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
loss, death |
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281 |
Homecoming |
So let's knock off for the day, I said, |
Shaken by Leaf-Fall |
1976 |
farming, home |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 39. |
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282 |
Chill Comfort |
The sun rose, burned off the mist, |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
breakfast, loneliness |
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Proved by Trial 17. |
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283 |
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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284 |
High Winds and Low Pressures |
The sun backs through a cloud, |
America |
1975 |
breakfast, weather |
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285 |
Self-Portrait |
The mirror lacks depth, |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
reflection, aging |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 53, Snake in the Strawberries 66. |
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286 |
Plea for Persistence |
Wait and begin again, |
Periodical of Art in Nebraska |
1975 |
persistence, knowledge |
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287 |
University |
Morning light throws a wreath |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
university, summer |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 26, Snake in the Strawberries 70. |
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288 |
Waiting |
Waiting is not patience |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
frustration, fishing |
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Dry Leaves. |
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289 |
Point of No Return |
Grass in the cracks of the sidewalk, |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
memory, decay |
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Dry Leaves. |
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290 |
The Groundhog |
Scooped from his winter nest |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
faith, animals |
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Dry Leaves. |
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291 |
Portrait of an Old Horse |
I wonder what shaggy thoughts |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
aging, animals |
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Dry Leaves, Snake in the Strawberries 61. |
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292 |
Day After Day |
The baby cries in its crib |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1975 |
insecurity, despair |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 18, Snake in the Strawberries 75. |
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293 |
Wedding Anniversary |
A frightening day |
Sunday Clothes |
1975 |
farming, anger |
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Proved by Trial 11. |
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294 |
Home Work |
Today is cleaning day in the pens |
The Ghent Quarterly |
1975 |
work, animals |
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295 |
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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296 |
Too Many Defeats Dull the Spirit |
The worst was |
Poetry Now |
1975 |
farming, weather |
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Proved by Trial 12, Snake in the Strawberries 92. |
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297 |
Stream and Tree |
The stream's promise |
Wascana Review |
1975 |
nature, suicide |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 70. |
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298 |
An Occasion |
In the late afternoon, |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
fall, love |
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Dry Leaves, Landmark and Other Poems 22. |
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299 |
Sad, the Way It Is |
Stay, stay, pussy willow pussies, |
Green Magazine |
1975 |
time, impermanence |
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300 |
Each to Its Own Purpose |
They said, don't use words |
Yankee Magazine |
1975 |
poetry, language |
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Proved by Trial 13, Snake in the Strawberries 94. |
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