Editor's note
Ranking is generated by Storgy's classification model, which scores each poem's thematic depth on this subject relative to the rest of the corpus. The list is re-indexed weekly as new poems enter the public-domain corpus.
Best poems about — Storgy
Spring.
Twenty-five poems, ranked.
25 of the finest public-domain poems about spring, 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
01
Spring and All
William Carlos Williams · 1923
“Spring and All is William Carlos Williams's most renowned poem, penned in 1923. It portrays the muddy, unappealing, half-dead landscape right before spring arri…”
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02
Spring Pools
Robert Frost · 1928
“A forest in early spring features small, glassy pools and delicate flowers that reflect the open sky — but this beauty won’t last long. The trees are ready to a…”
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03
A Light exists in Spring
Emily Dickinson
“Every spring, a unique kind of light emerges that feels completely different from any other light throughout the year — it's vibrant, almost intimate, and defie…”
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The complete index
- 04
An April Day
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This poem is Longfellow's love letter to April, capturing the essence of spring as it emerges from winter — warm sunshine, budding trees, birds singing, and evenings under the star…
- 05
April
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In this brief poem, April speaks directly, introducing itself like a herald flinging open the doors to spring. It shares how it brings flowers, birdsong, warmth, and rain — awakeni…
- 06
April in the Hills
Archibald Lampman
It's a spring day in the Canadian hills, and the speaker steps outside to find the snow melting, birds chirping, and water flowing all around. The beauty of the landscape lifts him…
- 07
A Spring Poem from Bion
Eugene Field
This poem consists of two distinct pieces by Eugene Field: one is a translation of a classic spring dialogue from the ancient Greek poet Bion, and the other is a translation of a F…
- 08
By Charles D'Orleans
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Spring has arrived, and Time is depicted shedding a heavy winter cloak for bright, sunny attire. Every element of nature — animals, birds, rivers, and streams — joins in the celebr…
- 09
May
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In this short poem, May introduces herself to us, arriving like a queen at court. She highlights the birds, the bees, and the blooming hawthorn trees as her royal heralds, connecti…
- 10
Spring
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Hopkins's "Spring" is a Petrarchan sonnet that overflows with the vibrant sights and sounds of the season — birds singing, leaves rustling, lambs frolicking, and streams rushing —…
- 11
The Enkindled Spring
D. H. Lawrence
Spring bursts forth in vibrant life all around the speaker, so intense that he likens it to a wildfire of green. Yet, instead of feeling invigorated, he feels adrift — a shadow con…
- 12
The Spring
Thomas Carew
Thomas Carew's "The Spring" is a brief Cavalier lyric that captures the essence of spring — the cheerful birds, vibrant flowers, and warming days — to convey a clear message: natur…
- 13
To Daffodils
Robert Herrick
A concise lyric by Robert Herrick observes daffodils as they bloom and fade in just one day, transforming this moment into a reflection on human existence: we, too, are here for a…
- 14
The cowslip startles: Surprises the eye with its bright patches
James Russell Lowell
This nature note by James Russell Lowell talks about the cowslip, known to New Englanders as the marsh-marigold, as it appears in early spring across the wet meadows, with its gold…
- 15
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
William Wordsworth · 1807
A speaker recalls a moment when he unexpectedly came across a vast field of daffodils next to a lake, and the scene was so joyful it seemed nearly surreal. Years later, whenever he…
- 16
Pear Tree
H. D. · 1916
A speaker gazes up at a pear tree bursting with white blossoms, nearly overwhelmed by its sheer size and brightness against the sky. H. D. presents the tree as a vibrant entity—som…
- 17
In Just
E. E. Cummings · 1920
A child's perspective on early spring, where a muddy world comes alive and a mysterious balloon man lures neighborhood kids away from their games with his whistle. It conveys that…
- 18
The Burial of the Dead
T. S. Eliot · 1922
This is the opening section of T. S. Eliot's influential poem *The Waste Land* (1922), and it lays the groundwork for the entire piece: a world where spring feels more like a curse…
- 19
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Robert Frost · 1923
This short poem expresses the idea that the most beautiful and precious moments in life are fleeting. Frost illustrates this with the image of early spring, when new leaves appear…
- 20
Healing Spring
Derek Walcott
In "Healing Spring," Derek Walcott reflects on how the natural world, especially water and light in the Caribbean, can restore both spirit and emotion after personal and colonial t…
- 21
In May
Archibald Lampman
A speaker burdened by grief steps outside on a May day and discovers that nature — the wind, the birds, the flowers, the little stream — completely fills his mind, granting him a r…
- 22
Lines Written in Early Spring
William Wordsworth
A man sits alone in a grove on a spring day, listening to the birds sing and watching flowers bloom and twigs bud, while a deep sadness gradually washes over him amid all that beau…
- 23
Mating
D. H. Lawrence
Lawrence's "Mating" celebrates sexual energy as a force that flows through everything — from clouds and ducks to toads, stallions, pollen, and two human lovers, all swept up in the…
- 24
May
James Russell Lowell
In "May," James Russell Lowell observes an oriole constructing its nest high up in an elm tree, while the chaotic human world continues below. The bird represents a life of pure, c…
- 25
So in _Sunthin' in the Pastoral Line_, when robin-redbreast sees
James Russell Lowell
This brief excerpt from Lowell's dialect poem describes a robin interpreting the budding leaves of a horse-chestnut tree as a calendar. Once those little "hands" unfold, the only s…
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