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Poem Title   Author
 
Head Cheerleader
Nov. 22, 2009
 
 
Hear My Prayer, O Lord...
Nov. 27, 2011
 
Hearth
Jul. 15, 2001
 
 
Heaven
May. 22, 2014
 
Heaven
Sep. 28, 2014
 
Heaven
Sep. 3, 2011
 
Heaven on Earth
May. 11, 2007
 
Heavenward
May. 18, 2000
 
Heights of Folly
May. 27, 2013
 
Helicopter Shots (for Malene)
Nov. 20, 2006
 
 
Hello Central
Jan. 9, 2014
 
Hen and the Oriole, The
Jul. 29, 1994
 
Henry Hudson's Quest
May. 24, 1993
 
Henry James
Sep. 6, 2011
 
Henry King
Jul. 21, 1993
 
 
Her First Calf
Mar. 8, 2001
 
Her First Novel
Jul. 28, 2010
 
Her First Week
Nov. 19, 1997
 
Her Kid Brother Ran Beside the Car
Apr. 8, 2011
 
Her Legacy
Apr. 28, 2008
 

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