Wednesday, February 10, 2021

A NATURE POEM

The Gladness of Nature 

by

~William Cullen Bryant 1794-1878~

"Is this a time to be cloudy and sad,

When our mother Nature laughs around;

When even the deep blue heavens look glad,

And gladness breathes from the blossoming ground?

There are notes of joy from the hag-bird and wren,

And the gossip of swallows through all the sky;

The ground-squirrel gaily chirps by his den,

And the wilding bee hums merrily by.

The clouds are at play in the azure space 

And their shadows at play on the bright-green vale,

And here they stretch to the frolic chase,

And there they roll on the easy gale.

There's a dance of leaves in that aspen bower,

There's a titter of winds in that beechen tree,

There's a smile on the fruit, and a smile on the flower,

And a laugh from the brook that runs to the sea.

And look at the broad-faced sun, how he smiles

On the dewy earth that smiles in his ray,

On the leaping waters and gay young isles;

Ay, look and he'll smile thy gloom away."
This is a wonderful poem describing how one can feel about nature.


Thank you for visiting me today, and I hope your day is a great one.



William Cullen Bryant, was born in Cummington, Massachusetts on November 3rd, 1794.  He is considered an American nature poet and journalist, who wrote poems, essays and articles that championed the rights of workers and immigrants.


41 comments:

  1. This is just a wonderful poem, and gave me such a warm feeling!! And you paired it with photos that just makes the entire thing into a whole.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Ginny, I felt the same way. Glad you enjoyed :)

      Delete
  2. Nature (in all her guises) is so often solace and heartbalm for me.

    ReplyDelete
  3. It's a lovely poem to read.
    'The gossip of swallows', that made me think what birds do talk about :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Margaret, maybe we will be able to listen and understand one day :)

      Delete
  4. Beautiful, nature does bring cheer!

    ReplyDelete
  5. A beautiful poem. Nature can be so soothing to the heart and soul

    ReplyDelete
  6. The Aspen Bower face are my favorites and I love the poem

    ReplyDelete
  7. It is indeed a wonderful poem, Denise! Nature and her healing balm never disappoints. I love each and every photo--so pretty. The rolling hills with the Cathedral in the vale is exquisite.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Martha Ellen, so happy you enjoyed this and I couldn't agree more about nature's healing balm :) The village and church was on Dartmoor in South Devon, England.

      Delete
  8. A wonderful post.
    Beautiful words and pictures.

    All the best Jan

    ReplyDelete
  9. That is a beautiful poem...and loved the pics you chose to go with it.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Rose, so happy you enjoyed my post :)

      Delete
  10. This is fantastic! And I'm glad to meet a new (to me) poet.
    Amalia
    xo

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Amalia, happy to introduce him to you. I hope to share more of his poems some time :)

      Delete
  11. Beautiful poem and photos! Take care, enjoy your day!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Eileen, and you take care and enjoy your day also :)

      Delete
  12. What a fabulous work of art you created here, D!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That's very sweet of you to say Cloudia, thank you :)

      Delete
  13. Love this post. Take care and keep safe, Diane

    ReplyDelete
  14. It is a wonderful poem perfectly illustrated by your great photographs! Such a good idea ... It could be a beautiful presentation as a book!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi Sallie, happy you enjoyed. That's a great idea about the book, thank you :)

      Delete
  15. Widecombe. The church is known locally as the Cathedral of the Moor

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Jacquie, it is a place I am very fond of as I used to live near Dartmoor many years ago and visited many times. I revisited in 2015 when I took this photo :)

      Delete
  16. Lovely!

    This was relaxing and serene. The photos compliment it well.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you so for taking the time to leave a comment. I enjoy reading them very much and always try to return a visit. As I do monitor comments it may take a while for them to appear, even quite late depending on what is going on and how much time I am able to spend on the computer.

I appreciate all who look at my blog, but I won't be publishing any businesses. If you are only able to publish anonymously, would you sign your name please, and leave an addy so I can return your visit where possible? Thank you!