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51 |
Benchmark of Plunder |
We needed an onion, the row |
A Country Man |
1993 |
theft, exchange |
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A Country Man 25. |
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52 |
A Wise Man is No Fool |
Back in the days of kiss-and-tell, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
love, pun |
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A Country Man 17. |
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53 |
Memorial Day 1982 |
Henry Jensen sits in the sun |
A Country Man |
1993 |
war, death |
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A Country Man 32. |
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54 |
A Show of Compassion |
The man at her table frowned |
A Country Man |
1993 |
work, compassion |
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A Country Man 26. |
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55 |
Best Not to Hope for Miracles |
He had heard that water |
A Country Man |
1993 |
mortality, illness |
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A Country Man 41. |
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56 |
Without Your Good Morning |
Perhaps I miss you more than I should, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
death, loss |
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A Country Man 49. |
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57 |
Mind-Boggled |
His mind bent with the weight |
A Country Man |
1993 |
religion, uncertainty |
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A Country Man 39. |
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58 |
Take the Best Offer |
Don't ask me which job to take, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
work, choice |
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A Country Man 36. |
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59 |
Better a Bonfire |
Hitch up the mule, |
A Country Man |
1993 |
memory, secrecy |
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A Country Man 29. |
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60 |
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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61 |
Moving Day |
I have moved from one house |
A Country Man |
1993 |
moving, change |
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A Country Man 38. |
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62 |
There is a Line Drawn |
A buyer of discards |
A Country Man |
1993 |
farming, distinctions |
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A Country Man 51. |
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63 |
Choreman |
I am a born choreman |
A Country Man |
1993 |
work, pride |
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A Country Man 44. |
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64 |
No Argument |
My gosh, she said, you two |
A Country Man |
1993 |
satisfaction, pride |
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A Country Man 43. |
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65 |
This Is How They Do It |
"I own this farm," Henry Jensen |
A Country Man |
1993 |
law, understanding |
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A Country Man 24, The Good Earth 64. |
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66 |
The Comfort of a Friend |
We have wandered as we wished |
A Country Man |
1993 |
aging, friendship |
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A Country Man 47. |
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67 |
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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68 |
Wealth of News |
A mile of main road and |
A Country Man |
1993 |
childhood, animals |
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A Country Man 45. |
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69 |
Dulled Appetite |
Your letter today |
A Country Man |
1993 |
friendship, impermanence |
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A Country Man 50. |
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70 |
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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71 |
What They Said |
Wait, they said, this is not the time. |
A Country Man |
1993 |
decisions, time |
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A Country Man 13. |
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72 |
The Hurt of Pleasure |
Once a week she comes to share |
A Country Man |
1986 |
gardening, friendship |
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A Country Man 42. |
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73 |
Not the Day to Listen |
This nifty gent with a spry tongue |
|
1986 |
death, work |
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A Country Man 40. |
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74 |
Winter Reverie |
Winter grips the farm |
after Ward Bib. |
1986 |
winter, perseverance |
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A Country Man 37. |
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75 |
Away with Boards |
The last storm shook |
Kansas Quarterly |
1984 |
cities, destruction |
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