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551 |
Cerebral Palsy |
Each morning the wild, random |
The Windless Orchard |
1980 |
illness, perseverance |
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552 |
Time to Act |
At last the revelation, a brisk wind peels |
Kansas City Magazine |
1959 |
spring, anticipation |
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553 |
Need for Grass |
Yes, there it was, |
Limited View |
1962 |
death, mourning |
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Limited View 23. |
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554 |
The Face of Things |
The creek retreats from flood rage |
Virginia Quarterly Review |
1970 |
spring, planting |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 46, Landmark and Other Poems 27 (as "Sap's Rise"). |
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555 |
Love's Apostate |
I shoulder my bag, slink through |
New York Herald Tribune |
1964 |
forgiveness, resentment |
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A Single Focus 54. |
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556 |
The Burden |
Apple bloom spread on the orchard floor, |
Midland |
1926 |
blossoming, nature |
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Country Men (1937) xxx. |
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557 |
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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558 |
Gift for All |
The miracles of creation |
Skylark |
1981 |
animals |
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559 |
The Happy Farmer |
This farm where I live |
Music for Seven Poems |
1958 |
farming, poverty |
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560 |
The Return |
Shot from cannon-barrelled wind the sleet |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
memory, technology |
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Man and His Field 32, Landmark and Other Poems 51 (as "The Magic Lantern"). |
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561 |
Of Course It Matters |
My neighbor stopped by this morning |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
misfortune, money |
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562 |
Let's Go Inside |
The furrowed field sleeps |
Sou'wester Literary Quarterly |
1968 |
fall, relaxation |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 64. |
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563 |
No Symbols |
The barn's warm breath |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
birth, meaning |
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Snake in the Strawberries 12. |
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564 |
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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565 |
The Windmill |
Time I greased the windmill, |
Texas Review |
1981 |
childhood, recklessness |
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566 |
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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567 |
The Harvesters |
Bright was the stubble, the sun that day |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
death, work |
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Man and His Field 63. |
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568 |
The Day of the Hawk |
I went to the city |
Aspen Times |
1970 |
loneliness, nature |
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569 |
Accident |
The iron teeth of the harrow |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
birds, destruction |
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Man and His Field 61, Landmark and Other Poems 48, Snake in the Strawberries 24. |
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570 |
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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571 |
Homesickness |
Marie Summers took a course in Commercial |
The Sun at Noon |
1943 |
cities, alienation |
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The Sun at Noon 28, Snake in the Strawberries 19. |
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572 |
The Dainty Lily Bell |
She’s liberated, you know, |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
sex, gender |
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Planting Red Geraniums 24 |
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573 |
Taking the Bull to Water |
The herd bull leaves his stall |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
animals, danger |
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574 |
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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575 |
Thought of Bluebells |
Along the banks |
Wascana Review |
1971 |
flowers, love |
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Snake in the Strawberries 53. |
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