351 |
Routine |
The boy drowning under waves |
Aspen Times |
1972 |
routine, frustration |
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Snake in the Strawberries 10. |
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352 |
A Curious Critter |
Man is both good and kind |
Aspen Times |
1972 |
people, morality |
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353 |
Let's Not Fool Ourselves |
While you wait, time digs at you |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II: Essays and Poems |
1972 |
longing, time |
Prairie Schooner 44 (Spring 1979) 42. |
Proved by Trial 21. |
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354 |
A Field You Cannot Own |
You thought there was a For Sale sign |
Wormwood Review |
1972 |
love, rejection |
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355 |
Until The Storm Passes |
The wheel-rounded wind races |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
winter, relationships |
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Landmark and Other Poems 31. |
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356 |
Love Song |
Deep in the woods I wake |
Voyages to the Inland Sea, II |
1972 |
nature, love |
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357 |
Cock Pheasant |
The pool of morning lay cool |
Crazy Horse |
1972 |
birds, color |
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Snake in the Strawberries 54. |
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358 |
A Testament |
The ant down there, dragging his leg, |
America |
1973 |
perseverance, insects |
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Snake in the Strawberries 58. |
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359 |
Revelation |
Who ordained the flicker on my |
Christian Science Monitor |
1973 |
morning, birds |
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Snake in the Strawberries 59. |
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360 |
You Can't Plow Stone |
The plow point starts the furrow, |
Sunday Clothes |
1973 |
farming, defiance |
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361 |
Judgement by Spring Rain |
Some snarl faced poet |
Yankee Magazine |
1973 |
seasons, aging |
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Proved by Trial 7, Snake in the Strawberries 94. |
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362 |
Sight by Blindfold |
I walked up the knoll |
View Magazine |
1974 |
death, love |
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363 |
Yes, It Would |
Wouldn't it be a gas some morning |
Quartet |
1974 |
responsibility, animals |
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Landmark and Other Poems 9. |
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364 |
It Happened |
A rumpled bed, |
Hawk and Whippoorwill |
1974 |
Depression, friendship |
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365 |
Auction |
The house offers its private |
Fiction: The Magazine for Storytelling |
1974 |
money, belongings |
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Snake in the Strawberries 60. |
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366 |
Virgin Prairie |
This old squaw of a prairie |
South Dakota Review |
1974 |
Indians, reflection |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 28, Snake in the Strawberries 68, Landmark and Other Poems 46. |
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367 |
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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368 |
Last Day at the Swimming Hole |
Two boys pick their way |
English Journal |
1974 |
summer, time |
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369 |
Detention |
The wilted flowers |
View Magazine |
1974 |
school, conflict |
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370 |
Listen |
Clock in the bell tower |
Periphery |
1974 |
poetry, meaning |
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371 |
A Return to Facts |
You check out the office |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
renewal, retirement |
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Dry Leaves, Snake in the Strawberries 63. |
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372 |
Sad, the Way It Is |
Stay, stay, pussy willow pussies, |
Green Magazine |
1975 |
time, impermanence |
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373 |
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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374 |
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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375 |
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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