Thanatopsis alone should place Bryant next to the best of American poets. An incredible bit of trivia concerning this piece is that Bryant is said to have begun writing it at the age of seventeen. Thanatopsis By William Cullen Bryant To him who in the love of Nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A variousContinue reading “The Greatest Elucidation On Death Ever Written”
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You Wait Your Turn, October
Turn away but a moment and fall seizes the land Now the honey locust rests and autumn’s blonde trim hurries about the grove Patience, October! Your time will come