American Prefaces
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| After Chores | "Close down, Night" | chores, sleep | American Prefaces 1 (Dec. 1935) 44. |
| Cows Bawl on Sunday | "The Image of God" | devotion, religion | American Prefaces 1 (Summer 1936) 150. |
| Invocation | "Come, you farmers, let us sing together" | farming, religion | American Prefaces 1 (Summer 1936) 150. |
| When a Neighbor Dies | "Safe from loneliness, safe from storm," | death, nature | American Prefaces 2 (Oct. 1936) 9. |
| The Movers | "The east wind whips the skirts of the snow" | travelers, faith | American Prefaces 2 (Summer 1937) 165. Wallace's Farmer 19 June 1937, p. 5. |
| Winter Shower | "This morning's miracle shakes my faith" | winter, perceptions | published as "Winter Showing" American Prefaces 2 (Jan. 1937) 58. |
| Boundary Lines | "The dog has a squirrel up a tree." | fear, animals | American Prefaces, 6 (Autumn 1940) 43. |
| Meeting a Pheasant Hunter in Our Grove | "The bush’s shape has been bent by the wind" | wind, nature | American Prefaces 6 (Autumn 1940) 44. |
| Quarrel | "In the angry silence" | marriage, anger | American Prefaces 6 (Autumn 1940) 43. |