* "Sonnet"
* "To the Dead Rose in His Hands"
* "A Memory"
* "Sonnet for My Love Lost"
* "In Absence"
* "A Prayer"
* "Sonnet To a Child"
* "Sonnet for Music"
* "The Song My Spirit Knows"
The author and her life experiences inspired "The Song My Spirit Knows." The themes explored comprise nature, loss, love, friendship, and spiritual development. The reader of "The Song My Spirit Knows" would encounter a profound examination of life by a poet whose insights, sensitivity, and command of verse form were noteworthy. Through these writings, Madeline Ida Bedford demonstrated a distinctive poetic tone characterized by its candor, depth, and capacity to communicate universal human sentiments. It provided a look into a poet's journey and her connection to nature, mortality, affection, and transcendence by delving into profound personal insights expressed with honesty and beauty.