176 |
What Wind |
crept in to slam the door |
Prairie Schooner |
1970 |
anger, relationships |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 14, Snake in the Strawberries 69. |
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177 |
To Run or Sit |
Today, he said, the sky bends down |
The Back Door |
1970 |
frustration, waiting |
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178 |
After Corn Husking |
The last load ends the day |
University Review |
1942 |
harvest, fall |
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The Sun at Noon 36, Man and His Field 46. |
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179 |
Photograph |
A photograph taken from |
The Davidson Miscellany |
1982 |
appearances, smoking |
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180 |
Vacation in Colorado |
The street's hullabaloo tramps |
Great Lakes Review |
1977 |
wilderness, civilization |
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Snake in the Strawberries 90. |
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181 |
The Cure |
The bush at the corner of the house |
Sandlapper |
1977 |
homesickness, flowers |
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182 |
Moment Toward Spring |
This is the day when on the hills of noon |
Ladies Home Journal |
1959 |
spring, transition |
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Limited View 13, Snake in the Strawberries 29. |
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183 |
Dark Flower |
Oh, no, do not look too long |
Country Men |
1938 |
flowers, morning |
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Country Men (1938) 52. |
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184 |
Queer People |
Queer people eat soup |
Erebus Rising |
1971 |
compassion, nonconformity |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 41, Landmark and Other Poems 16. |
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185 |
The Wasted Corner |
She was a higglety, pigglety hen |
Wormwood Review |
1963 |
farming, animals |
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A Single Focus 27, Landmark and Other Poems 14. |
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186 |
The Grail |
The snow falls like flakes of light- |
Poetry |
1935 |
faith, religion |
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Country Men (1937) x, (1938) 30, (1943) 39, Man and His Field 42, Landmark and Other Poems 58. |
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187 |
Time to Go In |
You poke the fire in the fireplace, |
America |
1983 |
night, meaning |
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188 |
Death of a Marriage |
They reached home, |
Black and White |
1979 |
divorce, silence |
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189 |
Last Day at the Swimming Hole |
Two boys pick their way |
English Journal |
1974 |
summer, time |
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190 |
Statement |
It doesn't matter what the critics say, |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
poetry, critics |
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Man and His Field 19, Snake in the Strawberries 24, The Good Earth 56. |
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191 |
It Happened |
A rumpled bed, |
Hawk and Whippoorwill |
1974 |
Depression, friendship |
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192 |
Harvest Claim |
The clover field in bloom seemed innocent |
Kansas City Star |
1957 |
seasons, harvest |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 60, Snake in the Strawberries 67. |
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193 |
Seeding |
The morning sun looks in on me |
Midland |
1932 |
farming, planting |
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Country Men (1937) xxii, (1938) 44 (1943) 51, Man and His Field 45. |
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194 |
Winter Reverie |
Winter grips the farm |
after Ward Bib. |
1986 |
winter, perseverance |
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A Country Man 37. |
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195 |
Banish Morning Fear |
When he woke at dawn, it was his habit to think |
Modern Maturity |
1980 |
aging, mortality |
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196 |
An Account of Failures |
I woke this morning and felt |
West Branch |
1979 |
regret, perseverance |
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197 |
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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198 |
The Problem Comes |
With the new schedule |
Kansas Quarterly |
1971 |
retirement, aging |
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199 |
Point of No Return |
Grass in the cracks of the sidewalk, |
Dry Leaves |
1975 |
memory, decay |
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Dry Leaves. |
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200 |
Grandfather and the Evangelist |
A tent with a platform and with folding chairs, |
Snake in the Strawberries |
1979 |
religion, experience |
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Snake in the Strawberries 6. |
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