William Cullen Bryant Home Poems Poets William Cullen Bryant Poems Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant To him who in the love of nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks The Gladness of Nature by William Cullen Bryant Is this a time to be cloudy and sad, When our mother Nature laughs around; The Lapse of Time by William Cullen Bryant Lament who will, in fruitless tears. The speed with which our moments fly November by William Cullen Bryant Yet one smile more, departing, distant sun! One mellow smile through the soft vapoury air,