Poetry

Title First Line Theme(s) Original Citation
The Sun at Noon "No country leads so softly to nowhere" mortality, appreciation

Poetry 56 (Aug. 1940) 260.

The Fence Row "A ripple of ground still show the line where" division, memory

Poetry 60 (July 1942) 201.

Burn the Cocoons "The sun waits in the sky for me" farming, planting

Poetry 64 (May 1944) 78.

The Oracle "The oracle whose customer I am" uncertainty, foretelling

Poetry 78 (August 1951) 274.

Landmark "The road wound back among the hills of mind" memory, impermanence

Poetry 100 (Sept. 1962) 367.

Limited View "The clutter and ruck of the stubble publish the time" farming, work

Poetry 100 (Sept. 1962) 368.

Behind the Stove "It takes more than wind and sleet to" affair, desire

Poetry 106 (Sept. 1965) 407.

Forsythia "You said, take a few dry" flowers, surprise

Poetry 106 (Sept. 1965) 406.

Hen Pheasant "Dusk fills the grove and seeps" farming, birds

Poetry 106 (Sept. 1965) 405.

Hard Way to Learn "A trickle of water from" farming, knowledge Poetry 134.1 (April 1979) 17.