work
| Title | First Line | Theme(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Home Work | "Today is cleaning day in the pens" | work animals |
| Cleaning the Barn | "We put it off, not having to prove" | work farming |
| Facts | "I do not read portents," | superstition work |
| Growing Up | "It is time to leave the grove," | work maturity |
| Relief from Pressure | "The forecast said rain," | weather work |
| No Nightingales, No Nymphs | "The imperatives of spring" | spring work |
| Nag, Nag, Nag All Day | "The buzzing sound in my ears" | interruptions work |
| Resolution | "Strokes took off the big tree's top" | work |
| Cleaning Lady | "Her coat is vague as fog but she herself" | work virtue |
| Man with a Shovel | "The man with a shovel on his shoulder" | observation work |