151 |
Each Spring |
When ducks print signs in the mud for the farmer to read, |
Music for Seven Poems |
1958 |
spring, hope |
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152 |
No Leaves? No Apples? |
No fruit bends the orchard trees |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
fall, perseverance |
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Man and His Field 59. |
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153 |
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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154 |
The Test |
This guy walking down the street |
Wormwood Review |
1968 |
alienation, self-pity |
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Proved by Trial 20. |
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155 |
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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156 |
The Groundhog |
Scooped from his winter nest |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
faith, animals |
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Dry Leaves. |
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157 |
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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158 |
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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159 |
A Few Good Licks |
So you said I would be the |
The Davidson Miscellany |
1981 |
marriage, aging |
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160 |
Around the Bend |
Around the bend the water stills, |
Outdoor America |
1926 |
fishing, perseverance |
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161 |
Routine Keeps Me |
I make water in the morning |
KPFA Folio |
1970 |
respect, responsibility |
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Snake in the Strawberries 51. |
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162 |
A Curious Critter |
Man is both good and kind |
Aspen Times |
1972 |
people, morality |
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163 |
Grandfather's Farm |
The worn scythe hangs in the box-elder tree, |
The Saturday Evening Post |
1959 |
work, family |
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Limited View 33, Landmark and Other Poems 7. |
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164 |
Wilderness Ways |
The rabbit knows why the hawk is there |
Commonweal |
1965 |
wilderness, animals |
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A Single Focus 20, Snake in the Strawberries 42. |
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165 |
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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166 |
We Ought to Burst into Bloom |
This morning my wife bought me |
America |
1981 |
spring, appreciation |
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167 |
The Fact Is... |
A duck at a worm |
Poetry View |
1979 |
nature, death |
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168 |
Calendar's Mischief |
A day of shock, |
America |
1977 |
time, seasons |
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Snake in the Strawberries 78. |
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169 |
Relief from Pressure |
The forecast said rain, |
Colorado Quarterly |
1978 |
weather, work |
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170 |
The Debtor |
These leaden days when the sky is overcast |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
farming, debt |
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Man and His Field 61, Landmark and Other Poems 39. |
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171 |
First Snow |
The road and yard are full of dust |
Midland |
1926 |
change, reflection |
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Country Men (1937) xxi, (1938) 42, (1943) 49, Man and His Field 50, Landmark and Other Poems 36. |
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172 |
Shelter under Glass |
The seventh grade came to visit |
New Letters |
1982 |
children, appreciation |
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173 |
A Jog to Memory |
The odor of wild honey |
Sunday Clothes |
1975 |
innocence, happiness |
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174 |
It Never Went Away |
In daytime the cellar seemed safe, |
New River Review |
1977 |
night, fear |
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Snake in the Strawberries 91. |
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175 |
Tornado |
The cornfield felt a need to write |
Etc. A Review of General Semantics |
1966 |
weather, order |
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