176 |
Women Shearing Men |
The wind whistles a bawdy tune, |
Canadian Forum |
1979 |
control, animals |
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Snake in the Strawberries 97. |
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177 |
Do People Care for People? |
Appetites in the barnyard bawled |
Wormwood Review |
1979 |
compassion, civilization |
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178 |
Shove It, Brother, Shove It |
From bedroom to bathroom to |
North American Review |
1979 |
optimism, disability |
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179 |
Not to Be Overlooked |
We had a bull calf born premature, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
surprise, validation |
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Snake in the Strawberries 7. |
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180 |
Hang On to the Grab Bar |
Caught in the revolving door |
Kansas Quarterly |
1979 |
longing, civilization |
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181 |
Small Thorns |
The odor from garbage my neighbor |
Wormwood Review |
1979 |
neighbors, annoyance |
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182 |
Arrogance of Things |
The growth of the cornfield today |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
death, materiality |
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Snake in the Strawberries 8. |
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183 |
Hard Way to Learn |
A trickle of water from |
Poetry |
1979 |
farming, knowledge |
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184 |
Statistics and Waterfalls |
The textbook lies on the |
Black and White |
1979 |
knowledge, imagination |
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185 |
But the Earth Abides |
The windmill squeaks, flaps broken vanes, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
renewal, entropy |
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Snake in the Strawberries 9. |
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186 |
The Insatiable Demand |
He chopped his work |
The New Renaissance |
1979 |
busyness, overwhelmed |
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187 |
A Misery Bleeds |
A misery bleeds inside of me |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
Depression, frustration |
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Snake in the Strawberries 52. |
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188 |
Wheelchair Blues |
Two raised steps deny him |
North American Review |
1979 |
disability, memory |
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189 |
A Secret to Live By |
In the attic of my mind |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
memory, revelation |
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Snake in the Strawberries 10. |
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190 |
An Account of Failures |
I woke this morning and felt |
West Branch |
1979 |
regret, perseverance |
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191 |
Dragon Lesson |
This country needs live dragons, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
integrity, peace |
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Snake in the Strawberries 100. |
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192 |
No Nightingales, No Nymphs |
The imperatives of spring |
Poetry |
1979 |
spring, work |
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193 |
No Word for the Wise |
We can tell the year's close |
Southwest Review |
1979 |
winter, aging |
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194 |
Land of Beginnings |
The door you once closed lets you slip through |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
time, farming |
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Snake in the Strawberries 3. |
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195 |
Virtue of Logic |
He believed in the generation |
The New Renaissance |
1978 |
reason, argument |
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196 |
Sauce for the Gander |
The last person to bed starts the |
Cedar Arts Forum |
1978 |
marriage, night |
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197 |
Change in Appetites |
We had a hired man whose remarks |
South Dakota Review |
1978 |
sex, animals |
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198 |
On Guard |
The sun protects my back |
Tinderbox |
1978 |
morning, fear |
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199 |
It Could Be Worse, Maybe |
My god, such a night! |
Slow Loris Reader |
1978 |
insomnia, morning |
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Landmark and Other Poems 9. |
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200 |
Our Country |
The lady in the harbor |
View Magazine |
1978 |
promise, disillusionment |
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