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Poem Title   Author
Considering the Accordion
Feb. 8, 1994
 
Old Woodpecker
Apr. 20, 2001
 
 
Lester Tells of Wanda and the Big Snow
Apr. 11, 2001
Apr. 11, 2002
Sep. 18, 2010
 
A Final Affection
May. 8, 2001
May. 1, 2013
 
What I Know about Owls
Sep. 6, 1999
 
Remembering Power Hitters
Feb. 6, 1993
 
Zimmer in Grade School
Sep. 18, 2008
 
Bach and My Father
Jun. 28, 2011
 
Howdy Duncan Managed Our Team
Jul. 1, 2011
 
Fog in the Valley
Jul. 2, 2011
 
Love Poem
Jul. 12, 2011
 
A Romance for the Wild Turkey
May. 12, 2012
 
Amongst the French
May. 19, 2013
 
Dog Music
Aug. 29, 2013
 
Love at First Sight
Mar. 28, 2006
 
Baseball
Oct. 20, 1993
 
The Heavyweight Pie Eating Champion of the World
Jul. 1, 1993
 
Ponce de Leon: A Morning Walk
Apr. 8, 1996
 
[My brother's in Wyoming . . .]
Oct. 12, 2003
 
We Collect Gull Feathers
May. 15, 2005
May. 15, 2008
 
Not Naked on the Bed
May. 16, 2005
 
The Signature Mark of Autumn
Oct. 9, 2010
 
Changing Genres
Oct. 11, 2011
 
In the heat of late afternoon...
Mar. 22, 2012
 

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