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Do People Care for People? |
Appetites in the barnyard bawled |
Wormwood Review |
1979 |
compassion, civilization |
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Out of Bounds |
Black asphalt abides between unbroken curbs of cement, |
Wormwood Review |
1966 |
cities, gardening |
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Metamorphosis |
I starved for the honey you |
Wormwood Review |
1966 |
nature, insects |
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A Single Focus 17. |
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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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The Tarnish |
The afternoon failed of its promise and the sun |
Wormwood Review |
1962 |
weather, decay |
Heartland: Poets of the Midwest. 78. |
Limited View 19, Landmark and Other Poems 26. |
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Con Man |
The gifts I buy and offer you, my dear, |
Wormwood Review |
1972 |
love, expectations |
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7 |
Let It Shine |
The guy who hides his light |
Wormwood Review |
1982 |
confidence, religion |
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8 |
The Visit |
The little world of the garden bare, |
Wormwood Review |
1962 |
birds, winter |
Snake in the Strawberries 33. |
Limited View 41. |
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9 |
Small Thorns |
The odor from garbage my neighbor |
Wormwood Review |
1979 |
neighbors, annoyance |
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10 |
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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Subscription to Salvation |
What do you know, |
Wormwood Review |
1981 |
religion, solicitation |
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12 |
A Field You Cannot Own |
You thought there was a For Sale sign |
Wormwood Review |
1972 |
love, rejection |
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