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Title First Line Original Publication Date Themes Republicationsort ascending Hearst Collections
151 Each Spring When ducks print signs in the mud for the farmer to read, Music for Seven Poems 1958 spring, hope
152 No Leaves? No Apples? No fruit bends the orchard trees Man and His Field 1951 fall, perseverance Man and His Field 59.
153 Not a Birthday but a Deathday Party The indigent days beg me The Complete Poetry of James Hearst 2001 mortality, wishes
154 The Test This guy walking down the street Wormwood Review 1968 alienation, self-pity Proved by Trial 20.
155 One Way For An Answer No way, just no way, Proved by Trial 1977 mountains, revelation Proved by Trial 21, Landmark and Other Poems 28.
156 The Groundhog Scooped from his winter nest Dry Leaves 1975 faith, animals Dry Leaves.
157 Homesickness Marie Summers took a course in Commercial The Sun at Noon 1943 cities, alienation The Sun at Noon 28, Snake in the Strawberries 19.
158 One Is Never Sure The decision faced me with questions A Country Man 1993 misinterpretation, argument A Country Man 33.
159 A Few Good Licks So you said I would be the The Davidson Miscellany 1981 marriage, aging
160 Around the Bend Around the bend the water stills, Outdoor America 1926 fishing, perseverance
161 Routine Keeps Me I make water in the morning KPFA Folio 1970 respect, responsibility Snake in the Strawberries 51.
162 A Curious Critter Man is both good and kind Aspen Times 1972 people, morality
163 Grandfather's Farm The worn scythe hangs in the box-elder tree, The Saturday Evening Post 1959 work, family Limited View 33, Landmark and Other Poems 7.
164 Wilderness Ways The rabbit knows why the hawk is there Commonweal 1965 wilderness, animals A Single Focus 20, Snake in the Strawberries 42.
165 A Wise Man is No Fool Back in the days of kiss-and-tell, A Country Man 1993 love, pun A Country Man 17.
166 We Ought to Burst into Bloom This morning my wife bought me America 1981 spring, appreciation
167 The Fact Is... A duck at a worm Poetry View 1979 nature, death
168 Calendar's Mischief A day of shock, America 1977 time, seasons Snake in the Strawberries 78.
169 Relief from Pressure The forecast said rain, Colorado Quarterly 1978 weather, work
170 The Debtor These leaden days when the sky is overcast Man and His Field 1951 farming, debt Man and His Field 61, Landmark and Other Poems 39.
171 First Snow The road and yard are full of dust Midland 1926 change, reflection Country Men (1937) xxi, (1938) 42, (1943) 49, Man and His Field 50, Landmark and Other Poems 36.
172 Shelter under Glass The seventh grade came to visit New Letters 1982 children, appreciation
173 A Jog to Memory The odor of wild honey Sunday Clothes 1975 innocence, happiness
174 It Never Went Away In daytime the cellar seemed safe, New River Review 1977 night, fear Snake in the Strawberries 91.
175 Tornado The cornfield felt a need to write Etc. A Review of General Semantics 1966 weather, order

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