The Sun at Noon
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) | Original Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stranger | "Following his father's footsteps" | retirement, alienation | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 26. |
| The Neighborhood | "The neighborhood has a mind and heart of its own" | secrecy, community | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 24. |
| The Old Dog | "The old dog waits patiently for death" | death | The Sun at Noon 17. |
| The Other Land | "The strength and persuasion of the long slow turning" | seasons, divinity | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 22. |
| The Vine | "His wife and young son in his heart, the future riding his shoulders" | farming, nature | The Sun at Noon 14. |
| Time Like a Hand | "The hardware merchant reaches back for the past" | aging, alienation | The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 23. |