memory
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Every Teacher Has One | "This morning I cleaned out" | memory secrecy |
| Pressed Flowers | "The flowers we picked last summer" | memory flowers |
| Point of No Return | "Grass in the cracks of the sidewalk," | memory decay |
| Mother | "The photograph fades, turns yellow," | family memory |
| The Snapshot | "There we four sit, quick perched as sparrows on a wire," | memory holiday |
| Daydream | "Warmed to drowsiness by the" | fall memory |
| Lock the Door | "Now you have burned the letters--" | relationships memory |
| Ute Cemetery | "Gravestones lean every which way," | death memory |
| No More Chores | "The old farmer nurses rheumatic joints" | farming memory |
| A Secret to Live By | "In the attic of my mind" | memory revelation |