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176 |
The Weed Cutter |
Earth soaked by a thunderstorm |
Poet and Critic |
1982 |
adolescence, farming |
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177 |
At Least on the Surface |
People who live in neighborhoods |
Miscellany |
1976 |
neighbors, appearances |
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Shaken by Leaf-Fall 65, Snake in the Strawberries 69. |
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178 |
It Happened |
A rumpled bed, |
Hawk and Whippoorwill |
1974 |
Depression, friendship |
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179 |
End of the Game |
Two little boys dusty with pollen |
Lake Superior Review |
1977 |
childhood, play |
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Snake in the Strawberries 96. |
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180 |
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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181 |
The Advantage |
Three haystacks stood against the wind, |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
winter, chores |
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Man and His Field 65. |
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182 |
An Account of Failures |
I woke this morning and felt |
West Branch |
1979 |
regret, perseverance |
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183 |
Hope Goes Whoosh! |
We just could not believe our luck. |
Focus |
1984 |
neighbors, disappointment |
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184 |
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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185 |
Accident |
The iron teeth of the harrow |
Man and His Field |
1951 |
birds, destruction |
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Man and His Field 61, Landmark and Other Poems 48, Snake in the Strawberries 24. |
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186 |
The Problem Comes |
With the new schedule |
Kansas Quarterly |
1971 |
retirement, aging |
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187 |
No Nightingales, No Nymphs |
The imperatives of spring |
Poetry |
1979 |
spring, work |
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188 |
A Home of Her Own |
I left the evening chores and went to the door and spoke |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
death, neighbors |
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Planting Red Geraniums 15 |
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189 |
The Balance |
I bathed in the tender welter |
New Frontiers |
1964 |
seasons, nature |
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A Single Focus 46. |
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190 |
Thought of Bluebells |
Along the banks |
Wascana Review |
1971 |
flowers, love |
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Snake in the Strawberries 53. |
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191 |
The Comfort of a Friend |
We have wandered as we wished |
A Country Man |
1993 |
aging, friendship |
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A Country Man 47. |
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192 |
The Experiment |
You came and found me when the stars were blowing |
Midland |
1926 |
fire |
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Country Men (1937) xxii, (1938) 43, (1943) 50, Man and His Field 35. |
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193 |
Emeritus |
He cleans out the file and crams |
National Retired Teachers Association Journal |
1977 |
retirement, time |
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194 |
An In-Between Time |
He hasn't quite left her, |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
divorce, change |
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195 |
Lack of Seed Power |
He drooped like a wilted flower |
Harper's Bazaar |
1980 |
impotence, regret |
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196 |
[There was an old cock] |
There was an old cock |
Planting Red Geraniums: Discovered Poems of James Hearst |
2017 |
sex, animals |
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Planting Red Geraniums 34 |
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197 |
To Shape Our Decisions |
The question is |
The Complete Poetry of James Hearst |
2001 |
choice, obligation |
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198 |
Sense of Order |
On the farm we had no tunnels |
A Country Man |
1993 |
understanding, purpose |
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A Country Man 53. |
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199 |
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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200 |
Listen |
Clock in the bell tower |
Periphery |
1974 |
poetry, meaning |
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