The Sun at Noon
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Between Snow and Stars | "The sun trips and falls headlong down the sky" | animals, farming | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 20. |
| Choosing | "The stolid farmer took his hoe" | farming, choice | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 18. |
| Free Man | "Hans Karen and debt were old friends until 1932" | debt, money | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 25. |
| Good Friday | "My neighbor plants potatoes on Good Friday" | superstition, tradition | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 11. |
| Guarding the Fire | "The wind throws snow at the window" | imagination, alienation | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 34. |
| Homesickness | "Marie Summers took a course in Commercial" | cities, alienation | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 28. |
| Logician | "Pete Everson was called four-eyed Pete" | infidelity, strategy | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 27. |
| Snake in the Strawberries | "This lovely girl dressed in lambswool thoughts" | disaster, innocence | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 30. |
| Spring Barnyard | "Pigeons circle the wet glossy mud" | animals, materiality | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 37. |
| Stolid Farmer to His Son | "Choose your wife for straight legs and an honest tongue." | wisdom, knowledge | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 33. |