Country Men
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the People Go | "No one lives here any more, they all have moved away" | drought, nature | Country Men (1937) vii. |
| Blue Again | "We saw the horizon with stubborn clutch" | weather, clouds | Country Men (1937) xxvi, (1938) 48, (1943) 53. |
| Farm on a Summer Night | "From a clear sky at night the starlight" | faith, religion | Country Men (1937) v. |
| Mad Dog | "Like a great yellow dog, the sun" | drought, nature | Country Men (1937) viii. |
| Now I Have Taken to the Fields | "Now I have taken to the fields" | hope, land | Country Men (1937) xix. |
| Seventy Times Seven | "Let the rain discover" | forgiveness, loneliness | Country Men (1937) xxv, (1938) 45, (1943) 52. |
| Sparrows in Spring | "The water falls drip.. drip.. drap" | planting, nature | Country Men (1937) xiii. |
| The Forest | "Within the forest of my heart" | love, reflection | Country Men (1937) xx. |
| The Warning Cry | "The warning cry of wild geese from cold and cloudy roads" | spring, renewal | Country Men (1937) xxxv. |
| Dark Flower | "Oh, no, do not look too long" | flowers, morning | Country Men (1938) 52. |