death

Title First Line Theme(s)
Burning a Dead Heifer "This body burning here is not the fire I'd choose," death
animals
Crow's Impatience "After the hay was made and the threshing done," death
birds
For A Neighbor Woman "Early this morning" death
gardening
Memorial Day "It puzzles me to see the stooping people" flowers
death
The Harvesters "Bright was the stubble, the sun that day" death
work
Scatter the Petals "She sleeps as if the mouth of buds," death
mourning
The Plowboy "I’ll plow myself a pillow," planting
death
Need for Grass "Yes, there it was," death
mourning
Tired of Earth "Wind bites dust from the furrows" farming
death
The Morning Paper "The morning paper told" war
death