The Shepherd’s Calendar – October : : by John Clare ( 1793 – 1864 ) ( Northamptonshire / England ) Nature now spreads around in dreary hueA pall to cover all that summer knewYet in the poets solitary waySome pleasing objects for his praise delaySomthing that makes him pause and turn againAs every trifle willContinue reading “The Shepherd’s Calendar: October : John Clare : : October Poems : : Months Poems : :”