mortality
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) |
|---|---|---|
| The Sun at Noon | "No country leads so softly to nowhere" | mortality appreciation |
| Ownership | "Old neighbors of my people" | farming mortality |
| Apple Harvest | "The wind knocks on my door" | fall mortality |
| Revival | "The anxious hours numb me" | fall mortality |
| Not Born Again | "This land partly from me," | nature mortality |
| Banish Morning Fear | "When he woke at dawn, it was his habit to think" | aging mortality |
| Improve the View | "Why don't you decorate" | religion mortality |
| What's Time to a Hog? | "Today a man asked me" | time mortality |
| Best Not to Hope for Miracles | "He had heard that water" | mortality illness |
| Not a Birthday but a Deathday Party | "The indigent days beg me" | mortality wishes |