American Western Song: Poems from 1976 to 2001

by Pearn, Victor W.

• ISBN13: 9780738838687
• ISBN10: 0738838683
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Replica Books

Table of Contents

Sandman at the Stardust Altar
Fog at Santa Monica
Fog at Santa Monica	p. 19
Poem at the New Year	p. 20
A Grain of Sand	p. 21
Where Pelicans Glide	p. 22
Jade Mountain	p. 23
Mother of Pearl	p. 24
The Ocean's Edge	p. 25
After the Rose Parade	p. 26
Patience	p. 28
Sandman	p. 29
Meditation on Running	p. 30
Poem at the Marina	p. 31
Down a Blacktop Road
Promise of the Future	p. 35
Faith in Jesus	p. 36
Prayers	p. 37
Poem at the Wedding	p. 39
Stuffed Elk	p. 40
I Found an Afternoon	p. 41
Down a Blacktop Road	p. 43
A Lion and the Lamb	p. 44
A Lion and the Lamb II	p. 46
Glacier Gorge
Four Thin Does	p. 51
Bluebird Meadow	p. 52
Two Grazing Bucks	p. 53
A Cloud Like This	p. 54
Rabbit Crossing	p. 56
And Springtime in Boulder	p. 58
Mary Magdalene	p. 59
Glacier Gorge	p. 60
Digging up a Chinese Elm Stump	p. 62
Kindness, Justice and Mercy	p. 63
Petals in the Snow
Petals in the Snow	p. 67
For Columbine High School	p. 67
A Rustle of Wind	p. 68
Night Crawler	p. 69
House Sitting	p. 70
This Night's Dilemma	p. 72
Jacksonville Poets	p. 73
Letter to John Knoepfle	p. 75
Sharpened Number Two Pencils	p. 76
The Salute	p. 78
A Bold Chipmunk	p. 79
Green Cutthroat Trout
Mind Eraser	p. 82
Boulder	p. 84
A Sprinkle of Stardust	p. 86
Green Cutthroat Trout	p. 87
Working Two Jobs For Rent	p. 88
Buckskin and Palomino	p. 89
Elk Antlers	p. 91
Prayer Warrior	p. 92
Red Stardust	p. 93
Tutoring Tanya and Jessica
Monet's Bridge	p. 99
Fields Ripe for Harvest	p. 100
Rain Dance	p. 103
Rickshaw Laundry	p. 104
Canadian Geese	p. 105
Pearl Moon	p. 106
Dream in Madrid	p. 107
Waves	p. 109
The Frank Shorter Mural	p. 110
Tutoring Tanya and Jessica	p. 113
With a Twist of Lime
Crossing the Bridge	p. 119
Loading Dock	p. 120
Immigration	p. 122
Paper Work	p. 125
Desert into Mountains	p. 128
Superbowl XXXII	p. 130
The Little City Lights	p. 131
I want taco bell	p. 133
Guardian Angel	p. 134
Sunlight Dove	p. 135
Wheelchair Caravan	p. 136
Bells and Fireworks	p. 137
Wall of Flames	p. 138
With Jesus	p. 139
Hacienda	p. 140
An Old Rusty Wheelbarrow	p. 141
Ascent	p. 143
Oil Paintings	p. 144
The Caretakers	p. 145
In The Kitchen	p. 146
Dinner With the Mission Ladies	p. 147
Lost In Mexico City	p. 150
VW Heaven	p. 152
Driving to Cuernavaca	p. 153
Cuernavaca	p. 155
Washing Demetrius	p. 156
Walking	p. 159
Downtown	p. 161
Jogging in Cuernavaca	p. 162
53 Chevy Pickup	p. 163
The Gazebo	p. 165
Shopping With Monica	p. 166
Speed Trap	p. 168
A Sculptor's Song	p. 170
Guadalajara	p. 171
Customs	p. 173
Mazatlan Tennis	p. 175
Mazatlan Towers	p. 177
First Night in Mazatlan	p. 180
Sun of Soul	p. 182
Graffiti Artist	p. 184
Two Fish	p. 185
Lifestyles of the Rich and...	p. 187
For Honeymooners	p. 189
Crop Dusting	p. 191
Cattle and a Windmill	p. 193
Friday the 13th	p. 194
Marine Basic
Drill Instructor in a Smoky the Bear Hat	p. 201
Yellow Footprints	p. 202
Barber Chairs	p. 204
Receiving	p. 205
First Night Floor is Deck	p. 209
"Take What You Want But Eat What You Take"	p. 210
Old Corps Tales
Staff Sgt. Butler's Tale	p. 213
The Recruiter's Tale	p. 214
The Sergeant Major's Tale	p. 215
Junk on the Bunk	p. 216
The Gates of Heaven are Guarded by United States Marines	p. 217
Duty Hut	p. 219
Calling Home	p. 221
Watering The Grass	p. 223
Reveille	p. 224
Orders	p. 225
Gaslamp	p. 227
The Wreck of the Hesperus	p. 228
The Marine Corps Band	p. 230
Drill Sergeant and Recruit Chorus	p. 231
Running	p. 232
Steve Lowe	p. 233
Next to of Course God, Country, Corps	p. 234
Fat Boys and Skinny Boys	p. 236
Absolute Nothing	p. 238
Mail Call	p. 240
A Marine is a Rifleman First	p. 242
I Fear No Evil	p. 243
At The Head	p. 244
Corps Sculpting	p. 245
Hollywood Nightmare	p. 246
Peace	p. 247
21 Gun Salute	p. 248
He Was a Car Thief	p. 249
So You Want Out	p. 250
Trying To Get Out	p. 252
Another Private	p. 253
Relieving Himself	p. 254
Killing in 8 Seconds	p. 255
The Firewatch Ribbon	p. 256
Famous Marines	p. 257
Rumors	p. 258
Private in Another Platoon	p. 259
Lewis B. Puller, Lt. General	p. 261
Dog-eared	p. 263
John N. McLaughlin, Major General	p. 264
Edison Rifle Range at Camp Pendleton	p. 267
Intimate Dust	p. 268
Snapping In	p. 270
We Are Elements of Stars	p. 272
Outstanding	p. 273
Marksman	p. 275
Running Test	p. 277
Qualification Day	p. 279
Saltpeter	p. 281
At Midnight	p. 282
The Top Ten Things Marines Love and Hate	p. 283
Sunflower and Moonbeam	p. 286
Purple Hearts	p. 288
Sharpshooter Kisses	p. 289
Expert Marksmanship	p. 290
Twilight Hymn	p. 292
Keeping Busy	p. 297
What is a Marine?	p. 298
Sand Crabs	p. 300
Close Combat	p. 301
Grunts	p. 303
Final Inspection	p. 304
Sergeant Neno and the Samoan Sergeant	p. 306
Last Hour of Sunlight	p. 308
From the Halls of Montezuma	p. 310
Faces	p. 312
Unrest	p. 314
Marine Ball	p. 316
Dreams That Shapeshift	p. 318
What Were The Three Hardest Things About Marine Basic?	p. 319
What Were The Three Easiest Things About Marine Basic?	p. 320
The Fighter Pilot	p. 321
Two Creeds	p. 322
Graduation	p. 323
Where the River Flows
Spring
Snowbank	p. 329
The hump on his back	p. 330
A tropical shower	p. 331
Malvinas	p. 332
Bamboo art	p. 333
One year of grace	p. 334
Colorado university	p. 335
Where the river flows	p. 336
Hiking to cahokia	p. 337
Snapshot	p. 338
Improvisation on birthmarks and body scars	p. 339
Sweet trees fragrant trees	p. 340
Summer
Western light	p. 343
Hand poems	p. 344
The 4th of july	p. 345
Dream of chicago	p. 346
Earth	p. 347
Before the strike	p. 348
Prescription for nuclear attack	p. 349
Interviewing an air force hospital handy man	p. 350
The lyricist	p. 351
Letter to rich	p. 352
Under northern lights	p. 353
8	p. 354
Crimson	p. 355
Cavefish for l.l.	p. 356
Solar complexities	p. 357
Fall
The maxillofacial surgeon's dog	p. 361
Rain clouds	p. 362
Hard corn	p. 363
Chicken soup	p. 364
Hallowed wood	p. 365
To hint of deep winter	p. 366
American gothic	p. 367
Pyromaniac	p. 368
Liberty	p. 369
A few pennies and a five dollar bill	p. 370
Nightsound	p. 371
Timbre	p. 372
Digging up wildcherry wine	p. 373
Winter
In this greenhouse	p. 377
Iron toe	p. 378
In the fieldhouse	p. 379
November	p. 380
A covered bridge in winter	p. 381
Nichols park	p. 382
For steve lowe	p. 382
A cultural sponge	p. 383
Sleigh ride in illinois	p. 384
Goods and services	p. 385
The view from my window	p. 386
Walking in snow before dawn	p. 387
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