Stands alone, Faces, and other poems / by Patrick Russell LeBeau.

Stands alone, referring to the man known as ... : Hunter. Deer dragger -- Grouse sent me home -- Fear of bears ; Veteran. Hit with a sledge hammer -- The hammerheads ; Old man. Old man Rain-in-the-face -- Yellow dog and a chainsaw -- The killing of the yellow dog ; Bootlegger. Whiskey and a tattoo -- Having macabre drinks of pleasure -- Earth trapped -- Earth death.

What's to be done with these two faces -- Rifle and woman -- Rain-in-the-face talks to the agency's psychiatrist -- Black arrow (mangled intent) -- Black kettle -- Contrary man -- Six Killer dies -- Water carrier -- The empty colon -- Locked out -- Atop that milk-crate shelf -- What lousy day for out-door work -- These are not haiku -- Whale watchers on top of Newfoundland cliffs -- The kid -- Sweet grass and sun.