Man and His Field
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Day | "It puzzles me to see the stooping people" | flowers, death | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 51. |
| No Leaves? No Apples? | "No fruit bends the orchard trees" | fall, perseverance | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 59. |
| Point of View | "After a dark day low with clouds," | sunset, perspective | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 43. |
| Statement | "It doesn't matter what the critics say," | poetry, critics | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 19. |
| The Advantage | "Three haystacks stood against the wind," | winter, chores | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 65. |
| The Deacon Goes for His Sunday Paper | "Good morning, good morning, it is a good morning" | happiness, disappointment | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 67. |
| The Debtor | "These leaden days when the sky is overcast" | farming, debt | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 61. |
| The Great Coincidence | "How strange that in the human flow," | love, chance | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 53. |
| The Harvesters | "Bright was the stubble, the sun that day" | death, work | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 63. |
| The Orchard Man | "Grandfather came from a town meeting country," | family, perseverance | Man and His Field. Denver: Allan Swallow. 1951. 25. |