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Loc: Poetry 180: Leaving the Island
This six-stanza poem shares the sadness in leaving an island home after a vacation of fun and relaxation.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Summer Day
This single-stanza poem expresses that the act of paying attention to the little things in life is a form of prayer.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper
This single-stanza poem explains the painful process involved in making legal pads.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Dandelion
This nine-stanza poem combines botany and an adolescent's view of home life into a greater statement.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Ox Cart Man
A five-stanza poem about a man who gathers potatoes, shears sheep, and makes products that he sells at market. Then he sells his cart and ox and returns home to spend the winter making a new harness and cart before repeating everything...
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Loc: Poetry 180: Kyrie
This two-stanza poem shares a message about an awakening to the world.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Distances
This two-stanza poem describes a dark starry night in the beautiful outdoors.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Neglect
This eight-stanza poem describes a neglected fruit tree that will not bear healthy fruit.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Radio
This multi-stanza poem describes scenarios where a radio was stolen out of a car.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Tour
This short two-stanza poem implies the importance of looking at things in two different ways.
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Loc: Poetry 180: One Morning
This two-stanza poem uses strong sensory imagery to describe upsetting discoveries one morning.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Meadow
This three-stanza poem describes a poet who asks questions about her soul.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Hand Shadows
This one-stanza poem describes a father demonstrating hand shadows while camping in a tent.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Nights
This three-stanza poem explains that she really does not want anything other than rest.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Thanks for Remembering Us
This two-stanza poem describes the event of receiving an arrangement of flowers by mistake.
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Loc: Poetry 180: My Daughters in New York
This seven-stanza poem expresses what a father imagines life would be like if his daughter moved to New York City.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Red Wing
This single-stanza poem discusses the topic of Red Wing shoes.
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Loc: Poetry 180: To a Daughter Leaving Home
This single-stanza poem expresses the thoughts regarding her daughter who is leaving her family's home.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Summer I Was Sixteen
This five-stanza poem describes life as a teenager hanging out with friends at the swimming pool.
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Loc: Poetry 180: She Didn't Mean to Do It
This three-stanza poem creates a feeling of mystery, pain, and sadness.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Coffee in the Afternoon
In this nine-stanza poem, the author shares a description of an afternoon coffee date.
