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Abandoned Orchard |
These weathered trees |
Poetry Now |
1984 |
decay, perseverance |
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2 |
Anyone Can See |
Anyone with half wit can see |
Poetry Now |
1981 |
farming, gift |
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Bluejay |
Into the calm of morning as stone breaks |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
birds, hunting |
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Proved by Trial 15. |
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Born Again |
He woke up when she died, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
loss, death |
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Castrating the Pigs |
It always seemed to be a rainy day |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
animals, masculinity |
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Crop Inspector |
The farmer opened the gate, |
Poetry Now |
1984 |
farming, perseverance |
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Double Talk |
The exercises we schedule |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
duality, survival |
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Hardened Arteries |
When the office screwed a few bucks |
Poetry Now |
1975 |
selfishness, guilt |
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Proved by Trial 14. |
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How Good is Good Enough |
He must have read whatever signs |
Poetry Now |
1981 |
homelessness, distinctions |
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10 |
An In-Between Time |
He hasn't quite left her, |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
divorce, change |
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11 |
Instead of Honey |
Let's get to work, time may be short with us, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
labor, religion |
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Snake in the Strawberries 4. |
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12 |
Muskrats in the Cornfield |
Persuasion of rain and sun |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
farming, animals |
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Proved by Trial 22. |
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No News is Good News |
Having read the same names in the paper |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
community, significance |
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14 |
Now Hear This |
Your Honor, she cried, I need help. |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
religion, marriage |
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15 |
Off Limits |
He burned the grass |
Poetry Now |
1979 |
fire, control |
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16 |
Only Flowers Seem Not to Die |
On our May Day anniversary |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
flowers, loss |
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17 |
Shy Breeder |
The heifer is in heat but |
Poetry Now |
1981 |
animals, sex |
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18 |
Sign-Directed |
I was born under the sign |
Poetry Now |
1982 |
birth, superstition |
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19 |
The Snapshot |
There we four sit, quick perched as sparrows on a wire, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
memory, holiday |
The Iowan (Spring 1979) 15, Christmas in Iowa. Ed. Clarence Andrews. Iowa City: Midwest Heritage Publishing Co. (1979) 66. |
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20 |
There Are Still Some Mysteries |
My young neighbor attended an |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
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21 |
Too Many Defeats Dull the Spirit |
The worst was |
Poetry Now |
1975 |
farming, weather |
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Proved by Trial 12, Snake in the Strawberries 92. |
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22 |
Two Men |
The stiff man scrubs his hands, |
Poetry Now |
1976 |
duality, conformity |
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23 |
The Way the Light Shines |
The shrill singing of cicada |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
aging, friendship |
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24 |
Weather Words |
The garden waited to be covered, |
Poetry Now |
1980 |
gardening, winter |
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