A Single Focus
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before Frost | "Now summer's golden bell is mute" | seasons, harvest | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 35. |
| Bowed Strength | "The winter sun had set" | winter, resilience | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 64. |
| Cold's Verdict | "Anger wraps me in a mantle of yellow" | neighbors, winter | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 50. |
| Forewarned | "Now when the breath of frost has chilled" | farming, winter | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 42. |
| Intruder | "The morning flowered in" | morning, sadness | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 65. |
| Little Bull | "The...poor...little...bull" | animals, persistence | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 49. |
| Love's Survival | "The blind fingertips of longing" | summer, love | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 51. |
| Love's Ways | "Almost as if you hungered to be free" | love, desire | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 57. |
| Men Give More Than Promises | "You'd let me walk barefoot on" | revenge, masculinity | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 47. |
| Progress | "Own all the land you can get" | farming, animals | A Single Focus. Iowa City: Prairie Press. 1967. 44. |