The following is an alphabetical list of my poems. The book bin refers to the following books:
SS - Southern Smile
LD - Lasting Days
G - Grasshopppers
BP - Basin Poems (not published yet)
The page bin refers to a page/tab on this website as follows:
H - Home
PGP - Patterson Gap Poetry
LD - Lasting Days
MB - Mountain Bound
G - Grasshoppers
SS - Southern Smile
TB - The Basin
Year obviously refers to the year the poem was written with E referring to Early Years (before 1985).
Title/Book/Page/Year
56 / / / /
A Centripetal Force /SS/ / /
A circling of crows /MB/ / /
A Closing of a Door /BP/ / /
A fall of rain /BP/H/ /
A hard rain /BP/ / /
A hill further /MB/ / /
A last breath, a last sigh /BP/H/ /
A Life Beheld / / / /
A life, with you /SS/ / /
A lovely fire /LD/ / /
A loving universe /G/ / /
A natural course /LD/ / /
A Perfect Sphere /G/ / /
A pound of justice /SS/H/ /
A reminder of ashes /LD/ / /
A season of sun /BP/H/ /
A single flower / /H/ /
A southern goodbye /MB/ / /
A Southern Smile /SS/SS/E/
A synthesis of love /SS/ /E/
A touch light /LD/ / /
A Winter's Death /LD/ / /
Absence / / / /
Afterimage /G/ / /
All arguments /G/ / /
All life is dialogue / / / /
All souls / / / /
All that for this / / / /
All you can ever be /SS/ /2001/
Always give all the heart /LD/ / /
Always the same /LD/ / /
America among the ruins / / / /
American Hoku /G/ / /
Amerika /SS/ / /
Among the pebbles / /H/ /
An inch of ground /BP/H/ /
Anyone's guess / /G/2022/
Apodosis / / / /
Appalachian flowers /BP/ / /
Armurchee /BP/ / /
As he had once done / / /2009/
Aslant /LD/ / /
At the ballpark /SS/ / /
Auden Auden /BP/ / /
Audibles /LD/H/ /
Back to the Wasteland / / / /
Banana and Mayo /BP/H/ /
Banked cloud /LD/ / /
Because we choose /SS/ /2001/
Bent trees /G/ / /
Between the beats /LD/ / /
Blossom Fall / /H/2024/
Blossoms /LD/ / /
Body Reformed /SS/ /E/
Borges /G/ / /
Both hands /MB/ / /
Bouazizi / / / /
Bound Again /SS/ /E/
Breath of wind /MB/ / /
Breath to breath /MB/ / /
Bumblebee windows /BP/H/ /
Bures (Dark Brown) /LD/ / /
Buried in his shirt /LD/ / /
But for a few days /SS/ / /
By your own strength /LD/ / /
Call & Response /BP/H/ /
Can you will the wind? /SS/ /2001/
Can't we adjust /G/ / /
Canthus /SS/ /1998/
Cat Sleep /LD/ / /
Cats tails /G/ / /
Ceres /BP/ / /
Change /BP/H/ /
Childish /MB/ / /
Chopper chops /G/ / /
City-side /BP/ / /
Clannish /MB/ / /
Climbin' tree / /H/ /
Climbin' tree /BP/H/ /
Cobwebs /LD/ / /
Cohutta's burning /MB/ / /
Come follow /LD/ / /
Common Sense /SS/ /E/
Common source / / / /
Complete the seed /LD/ / /
Concerto's end /BP/H/ /
Congregate in my heart /LD/LD/2011/
Creeps / / / /
Curve of unintention /LD/ / /
Cut grass /G/G/2022/
Cycles of Love /LD/ / /
Cyclic Love / / / /
Daffodil spring / / / /
Death is the least /LD/ / /
Deep Sinew /LD/ / /
Dice anyone? /LD/ / /
Don't set your heart /SS/ / /
Doubt /LD/ / /
Dreams led them on /SS/ /E/
Dressed in their hospital best /SS/ /2002/
Dry stone /BP/H/ /
dust /LD/ / /
Early evening /SS/ / /
Early Spring /BP/H/ /
Earth continues /MB/ / /
Earth enfolds /MB/ / /
Effects of the sun /G/ / /
Eight hours /MB/ / /
Emptied of love /LD/ / /
Empty Chairs /G/ / /
End to end /MB/ / /
Enough! / / / /
Epicurean death / / / /
Eternity / / / /
Ethereal /LD/ / /
Eulalee / / / /
Evolution /SS/ / /
Explosive meditation /LD/ / /
Farmer Poet /MB/ / /
Farther up the hill /SS/ /E/
Fevered dreams /BP/ / /
Fields of corn /BP/ / /
Fill your heart /LD/ / /
Finally at hand / / / /
Finger slant / / / /
First try /G/ / /
Flood-tide /SS/ /E/
Fly Day /SS/ / /
Flow Resistance / / /E/
Flowers faded /BP/H/ /
For a maid /SS/ /E/
For every door /MB/ / /
For love is a captive/SS/ /1992/
For you I can write love /SS/ /E/
Foot-printed /MB/ / /
Forgetful frequently /LD/ / /
Fragrance in the air / /H/ /
Freefall /G / / /
From this world /LD/ / /
Future seed / / / /
Garden is the mirror of man /SS/ /E/
Gatewood /MB/ / /
Glass under frost /LD/ / /
Godplans /SS/ / /
Good Boy /LD/ / /
Grandmothers /BP/H/ /
Grounded / /H/ /
Happy once /LD/ / /
Harmonies /G/ / /
Haunted Houses /LD/ / /
He knows not /SS/ / /
Hell is for the strong /SS/ / /
His hands /MB/ / /
His stars /G/ / /
Humpty says /G/ / /
Huru-Kun /SS/ / /
I am bound /LD/ / /
I am ten /BP/H/ /
I came upon /BP/ / /
I cozy, write poems / / / /
I doubt it not /SS/ / /
I found you /LD/ / /
I only mouth the words /SS/ /E/
I resent love /SS/ / /
I will always /LD/ / /
I would like to be twenty-five /LD/ / /
I'm becoming quiet /SS/ /2002/
If He must dwell /LD/ / /
If I told you /G/ / /
If I were a poem /SS/ /2001/
If my heart were an emptiness /SS/ /E/
Image is everything / / / /
Immediate needs /G/ / /
Immerse or skim /G/ / /
In a life /MB/ / /
In fullness of time /G/ / /
In the Appalachians /MB/ / /
In the south /MB/ / /
Indistinguishable /LD/ / /
Instead /G/ / /
Into the air /MB/ / /
It's endings that don't end /G/ / /
Jehovah's leaves / / / /
Jerusalem Crossing /BP/ / /
Journal of Life / / / /
Jobean /MB/ / /
Joycean century /MB/ / /
Kay R. /G/ / /
Lady of the sad eyes / / /E/
Lasting arms of comfort /LD/ / /
Lasting love, lasting /LD/H/ /
Leap days / / / /
Leap seconds /MB/ / /
Leaves for Sarah /LD/ / /
Life of doubt /LD/ / /
Lifted Roots /LD/ / /
Lightning flash /G/ / /
Limited time /LD/ / /
Linger /LD/ / /
Little lives /BP/ / /
Loch Ness / / / /
Lockdown /BP/H/ /
Look away, look away / / / /
Look up /BP/ / /
Losin' g's /LD/ / /
Lost we two, the chance /LD/ / /
Love /SS/ /E/
Love always love / / / /
Love does /SS/ /E/
Love overcomes /LD/ / /
Love stays / /H/ /
Love, forever, is inhuman /SS/ /E/
Love's limits /BP/ / /
Lover's oath / / / /
Loves impress /SS/ / /
Made holy /MB/ / /
Maisi /SS/ / /
Makers of Poem /LD/ / /
Making Ice Cubes /G/ / /
Man /MB/ / /
Mark the passing's /MB/ / /
Marked / / / /
Men like air /SS/ / /
Mine is the inheritance / / / /
Mirage the truth /LD/ / /
Mootoo /G/ / /
More Moore / / / /
More than two / / / /
Mountain crepes /BP/H/ /
Mountain ethics /MB/ / /
Mountain skies /BP/ /2017/
Mountain reticence /MB/ / /
Mountain Vines /MB/ / /
Ms Moore / / / /
Mud dam /BP/ / /
My Congregation /LD/ / /
My love for her /SS/ /2001/
My soul, a limiting factor /SS/ /E/
My walk /BP/H/ /
Naked and unashamed / / / /
Natural Universe /SS/ /E/
Need to be /SS/ / /
Neither to night /LD/ / /
Never, not at home / /SS/2022/
New balance / / / /
Next world day /MB/ / /
Next world flowers /MB/ / /
Next world night /MB/ / /
Next world noon /MB/ / /
Next world symphony /MB/ / /
Next world time /MB/ / /
Nightly news /BP/ / /
No night of no stars /SS/ /1985/
No one sees the sun / / / /
No stars / / / /
No the heart must hold fast / /LD/2022/
Old mule /BP/H/ /
Old trees / / / /
On the scent /MB/ / /
Once a road /SS/ / /
Only silence / /H/ /
Only trees can make a God / / / /
Our fill /G/ / /
Overture /G/ / /
Painter of the world /MB/ / /
Painting /SS/ /E/
Paper rolls /G/ / /
Paragraphs /LD/ / /
Passage Grave /SS/ /2002/
Passages of love, unending passages /LD/ / /
Pasture /BP/ / /
Pastures claim / / / /
Perch /MB/ / /
Perpetuum /G/ / /
Picasso by the door /SS/ /E/
Pieces / /H/ /
Place in poem /G/ / /
Planted seed /MB/ / /
Poem of Otar / / / /
Poem writin' /MB/ / /
Poems /G/ / /
Poems are not Poetry /LD/ / /
Poems dress the mind / / / /
Poems on Pisgah /SS/ / /
Poet Farmer /MB/ / /
Poetry in meat & draught /G/ / /
Poetry is more than words /G/ / /
Poets don't teach /LD/H/ /
Point /G/ / /
Points /G/ / /
Politics for Poets / / / /
Power of the Will / / / /
Pre-assembled /G/ / /
Prep and plan /BP/ / /
Primal /SS/ / /
Public personalities /G/ / /
Put away /LD/ / /
Quantum Einstein /SS/ / /
Rage no more /LD/ / /
Raindrop /BP/H/ /
Random decay /SS/ / /
Reading Henry Adams /SS/ / /
Real Company /SS/ / /
Reality's Intrusion / / / /
Receptacle /SS/ / /
Reclamation / / / /
Recourse /BP/H/ /
Red-brick ranch /G/ / /
Remembrance /MB/ / /
Rended /BP/ / /
Restoration /G/ / /
Return to the Wasteland /LD/ / /
Revelations of Love /LD/ / /
Revive /G/ / /
Rhymeless verse /G/ / /
Runners /BP/H/ /
Sacred Groves /SS/ / /
Sails may fill /SS/ /E/
Scop and Kennings /SS/ / /
Seasonal turnings /MB/ / /
Self-created /SS/ /E/
Shards /G/ / /
She's the flower /LD/ / /
Signs /G/ / /
Simpler than sin /MB/ / /
Skid /SS/ / /
Sleep gently /MB/ / /
Sleep my child, peaceful sleep /SS/ /E/
Slow-growth trees /LD/ / /
Snip, snip, snip /SS/ / /
Snow /LD/ / /
So why so many...? /SS/ /E/
Solar Eclipse /G/ / /
Some other way /BP/H/ /
Sometimes /G/ / /
Somewhere in this clay /SS/ /E/
Song of Passing / / / /
South of the Past /BP/ / /
Southern Smile /SS/PGP/E/
Southern Whittier /LD/ / /
Spider /G/ / /
Stitched, not sewn /G/ / /
Still-life /LD/ / /
Stop my heart /SS/ /2001/
Storms of Illusion /LD/ / /
String-bean breakdown /BP/H/ /
Sty your eye /SS/ / /
Stuck /LD/ / /
surely the people is grass /SS/ /E/
Taking love back / / / /
Taking to the sky /LD/ / /
Tall tall mountain /MB/ / /
Taste the sun /MB/ / /
Terrors /G/ / /
That Bright Spot /LD/ / /
The art you teach /BP/H/ /
The ascending trellis / / / /
The baler / /H/ /
The benediction / / / /
The Bond /SS/ /E/
The book and the stream /BP/ / /
The Climax, is the Kill /SS/ /E/
The Closing Years /G/ / /
The clutter /G/ / /
The Company /SS/ / /
The complete heart /LD/ / /
The cornhuskers song (A bluegrass) /MB/ / /
The crossing /BP/ / /
The curve of love, the tragic curve /SS/ /E/
The Cutting /SS/H/E/
The drama /MB/ / /
The dump /LD/ / /
The Editors / / / /
The End of History /SS/ / /
The Explosion /G/ / /
The fence /MB/ / /
The Fire /LD/ / /
The flame /LD/ / /
The fleeting things /SS/G/E/
The grave marker /LD/ / /
The hearts a keeper /LD/ / /
The hill /BP/ / /
The hills /MB/ / /
The inevitable / /H/ /
The inevitable April / / / /
The instructions /BP/H/ /
The interpretation /BP/ / /
The land /MB/ / /
The large leaf /LD/ / /
The lawsuit /MB/ / /
The lives of leaves /MB/ / /
The marker /LD/ / /
The moon /MB/ / /
The Movies /LD/ / /
The Naked Eye /SS/ /E/
The necessities /MB/ / /
The Old Georgia Farmer /MB/ / /
The Operation /SS/ /2002/
The Path Taken /G/ / /
The Pattern /LD/ / /
The planks slide /G/ / /
The poem unwritten / / / /
The quest of man /BP/ / /
The quiet earth /BP/H/ /
The Resistance /BP/ / /
The revolution will be televised /LD/ / /
The scroll /BP/H/ /
The Second Fall /SS/ /E/
The Secret /G/ / /
The silence of connection / / / /
The silhouette of our poems /LD/ / /
The simple plan /BP/ / /
The Speaking of the Heart /G/ / /
The surface of our lives /LD/ / /
The switch /G/ / /
The tetrahedral /SS/ /E/
The troubles /MB/ / /
The unseen / / / /
The Watcher / / / /
The web and the world /G/ / /
The well-penned word / / / /
The wind eddy /LD/ / /
The worker /G/ / /
The winnowy dust mote / / /E/
The year without summer / /H/ /
There is no poetry /SS/ / /
There it is again /SS/ / /
There's a flower / /H/ /
These poems /MB/ / /
This is the way /LD/ / /
Those without /BP/ / /
Thread /BP/H/ /
Three acres / /H/ /
Three Visitors /LD/ / /
Tidepools /SS/ / /
Timber saws /MB/ / /
Tiny house /G/ / /
To a Futurian /SS/ / /
To be to you love /LD/ / /
To find glory /LD/ / /
To loose the marble spell /SS/ /E/
To stay your smile /SS/ /E/
To the Poet Laureate /G/ / /
Too long for me /LD/ / /
Topsoil /MB/ / /
Totality /MB/ / /
Traces of Jehovah / /H/2023/
Tree slants /SS/ / /
True fire /G/ / /
Try to be quiet /G/ / /
Twitterstorm /G/ / /
Two-shifts /MB/ / /
Two things /G/ / /
Unbid / / / /
Undelivered /MB/ / /
Undergrowth /G/ / /
Undisturbed /G/ / /
Virginia near the beach /SS/ /E/
Waiting / /H/ /
Walking / /H/ /
Wallace and the blue woman / / / /
Wasp without wings / / / /
Water boy /BP/ / /
Water strider /G/ / / /
We just slip away /BP/H/ /
Welcome / / / /
Wendell made the choice / /H/ /
Wet snow is falling /BP/H/ /
What is not /BP/ / /
What would she do /SS/ /2002/
Wheelbarrow /G/ / /
When Adam was Alone / / / /
When death stalks /G/ / /
When I read of Civil War / / / /
When I'm gone / /H/ /
Where love really lives / / / /
Where will you be / / / /
Whippoorwill / /H/ /
White bark tree /BP/H/ /
Why does it cheer / / / /
Why does this not /SS/ / /
White flowering tree /BP/H/ /
Why is it, Mr. Eliot /SS/H/ /
Why we climb /MB/ / /
Wild geese are calling /BP/H/ /
Wildflower Garden / /H/2023/
Windborne /G/ / /
Window, window / / / /
Winged hearts / / / /
Winter on the mountain /MB/ / /
Wisteria Blossoms /SS/ / /
Without bodily care /SS/ /2002/
Without embellishment /LD/ / /
Without place /G/ / /
Without words /BP/ / /
Words for Citizens / / / /
Words, like autumn leaves / / / /
World rules /G/ / /
Would I? /BP/H/ /
Yeats beach /SS/ /2002/
You know /LD/ / /
You win, they lose /BP/ / /
You're always here /SS/ /2001/
Zebulon / /H/ /