76 |
Fourth of July |
Early in the morning |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
patriotism, disappointment |
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77 |
Comfort in Small Things |
I saw them, a glanceful, |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
birds, pleasure |
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78 |
I'm a Christian but . . . |
It gets pretty thick when |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
religion, satire |
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79 |
End of a Landmark |
Power from a copper wire |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
destruction, disappointment |
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80 |
It Might Save Us |
What they had in common |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
neighbors, relationships |
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81 |
The Malicious Spirit of Machines |
Right in our own house, |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
machines, breakdown |
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82 |
Need for a Quick Step |
I noticed the cow in heat |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
animals, danger |
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83 |
No Answer |
The sun rose up with a fuzzy eye, |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
misfortune, morning |
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84 |
Not a Birthday but a Deathday Party |
The indigent days beg me |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
mortality, wishes |
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85 |
Not for Sale |
You thought a dollar sign imaged |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
love, money |
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86 |
Of Course It Matters |
My neighbor stopped by this morning |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
misfortune, money |
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87 |
On Vacation |
Your five days of driving |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
vacation, alienation |
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88 |
A Small Victory |
Cold, the snow squeaked underfoot, |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
revenge, animals |
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89 |
The Supermarket's Secret Machine |
Today my wife sent me to the |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
shopping, uncertainty |
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90 |
Bereaved |
Granted, a meeting with her, |
The American Scholar |
1978 |
death, grief |
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Snake in the Strawberries 98. |
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91 |
Evergreen Transformations |
‘‘Who knocks on my door?’’ asks History |
The Alumnus |
1976 |
education, truth |
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92 |
The Windmill |
Time I greased the windmill, |
Texas Review |
1981 |
childhood, recklessness |
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93 |
At Least One Step |
It was a night to stay inside, |
Sunday Oregonian |
1972 |
faith, religion |
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94 |
Wedding Anniversary |
A frightening day |
Sunday Clothes |
1975 |
farming, anger |
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Proved by Trial 11. |
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95 |
A Jog to Memory |
The odor of wild honey |
Sunday Clothes |
1975 |
innocence, happiness |
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96 |
You Can't Plow Stone |
The plow point starts the furrow, |
Sunday Clothes |
1973 |
farming, defiance |
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97 |
Consider a Poem |
If I speak to explain myself |
Stone Country |
1980 |
poetry, communication |
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98 |
Something is Given |
Something is given |
Stone Country |
1980 |
poetry, farming |
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99 |
Bluejay and I |
The bluejay perches on the |
Spectrum, the Richmond Tri-Annual Review |
1969 |
birds, work |
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100 |
Warm-Eyed Memory |
While I wait for my next student |
Sou'wester Literary Quarterly |
1968 |
birds, memory |
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