Best poems about — Storgy
October.
7 poems, ranked.
7 of the finest public-domain poems about october, ranked by thematic depth. Scored by Storgy's classification model against the rest of the corpus, and re-indexed weekly as new works enter the canon.
The leading three
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October
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“October has its own distinct voice, portraying itself as a season adorned with colorful leaves and ripe fruit, presiding over orchards and vineyards. As autumn…”
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02
Under the October Maples
James Russell Lowell
“A speaker strolls under the autumn maple trees, envisioning the red leaves drifting down like a royal carpet spread out for a cherished woman. The entire scene…”
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03
October, 1746
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“A Puritan minister, Thomas Prince, recounts his experience praying in Boston's Old South Church for a storm to thwart the French fleet heading to attack the cit…”
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- 04
October, 1861
James Russell Lowell
A man strolls along a river in a dream and meets the three Fates—goddesses from Greek and Norse mythologies—who are busy weaving a burial shroud while singing about the rise and fa…
- 05
Poem in October
Dylan Thomas
Written on his thirtieth birthday, Dylan Thomas strolls through the Welsh town of Laugharne on a rainy October morning, feeling a rush of nostalgia for his vibrant childhood. The s…
- 06
An Ode, Written October, 1819,
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shelley is crafting a battle cry for the Spanish people, calling them to stand against tyranny and fight for their freedom. He emphasizes that their suffering and the loss of their…
- 07
Haggai, 3. Expect, 4. Ruhamah, 5. Desire
James Russell Lowell
This poem takes the form of a mock-genealogical document, where Lowell adopts the persona of a dry, pedantic local historian tracing the Wilber family from colonial New England. He…
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