576 |
Not Really a Quarrel |
Granted we slept well and |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
argument, marriage |
|
|
|
577 |
Wither Away, Friend |
An ill-matched pair |
Grain |
1982 |
marriage, argument |
|
|
|
578 |
Not the Last Goodbye |
Hat askew, coat open, |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
love, worry |
|
|
|
579 |
A Believer |
A dirty carpet of March snow |
Anglo-American Studies |
1983 |
birth, animals |
|
A Country Man 18. |
|
580 |
Cleaning Lady |
Her coat is vague as fog but she herself |
Anglo-American Studies |
1983 |
work, virtue |
|
A Country Man 18. |
|
581 |
Fallen Sign |
There comes a time when |
Anglo-American Studies |
1983 |
farming, aging |
|
A Country Man 18. |
|
582 |
Man with a Shovel |
The man with a shovel on his shoulder |
Anglo-American Studies |
1983 |
observation, work |
|
A Country Man 59. |
|
583 |
Moments of Being Away |
Today I walked through the house |
Chariton Review |
1983 |
ownership, belonging |
|
|
|
584 |
The Shelled Pea News |
To shell peas on a hot |
Commonweal |
1983 |
work, amazement |
|
|
|
585 |
So Much Change |
Remember how the book would not |
Anglo-American Studies |
1983 |
love, loss |
|
A Country Man 21. |
|
586 |
There Are Those Who Say This |
I lit the bonfire, |
Chariton Review |
1983 |
fire, destruction |
|
|
|
587 |
Time to Go In |
You poke the fire in the fireplace, |
America |
1983 |
night, meaning |
|
|
|
588 |
Within Limits |
One afternoon in early spring |
Anglo-American Studies |
1983 |
cleaning, decay |
|
A Country Man 20. |
|
589 |
Away with Boards |
The last storm shook |
Kansas Quarterly |
1984 |
cities, destruction |
|
|
|
590 |
What Time Is It Anyway? |
You can't win 'em all, |
Focus |
1984 |
work, alienation |
|
|
|
591 |
Claim for Damages |
"The man recovered from the bite, |
Focus |
1984 |
frustration, law |
|
|
|
592 |
Crop Inspector |
The farmer opened the gate, |
Poetry Now |
1984 |
farming, perseverance |
|
|
|
593 |
Hope Goes Whoosh! |
We just could not believe our luck. |
Focus |
1984 |
neighbors, disappointment |
|
|
|
594 |
Never Too Late |
He grunted, jammed |
North American Review |
1984 |
aging, gardening |
|
A Country Man 28. |
|
595 |
Reason to Get Up in the Morning |
All this chatter about |
Contact |
1984 |
routine, morning |
|
|
|
596 |
Strange Things Happen |
I found a ball in the yard |
Yankee Magazine |
1984 |
memory, games |
North American Review 299.2 (Spring 2014) 27. |
|
|
597 |
The Tide |
Today is our anniversary |
Pendragon |
1984 |
aging, marriage |
|
|
|
598 |
The Trimmed Bush |
Grouch, she said, you are |
North American Review |
1984 |
appearances, relationships |
|
A Country Man 58. |
|
599 |
Today is Now |
It doesn't need headlines, |
Focus |
1984 |
aging, memory |
|
|
|
600 |
Abandoned Orchard |
These weathered trees |
Poetry Now |
1984 |
decay, perseverance |
|
|
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