‘What Tolkien Said’ and Other Poetry by Alec Ream

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What Tolkien Said

“…together through the ages of the world we have fought the long defeat.”
Galadriel, of Celeborn

Together we fought the long defeat
The loss, the win, but no retreat
Embossed and scalded by the fray
That cost us all – but took the day.

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Cadence Lullaby

Poplar turning, green and gold,
Green and gold, green and gold,
Poplar turning, green and gold,
End of Summer scold.

Maple turning, green and red,
Green and red, green and red,
Maple turning, green and red,
Onion broth and bread.

Oaken purple, red and brown,
Red and brown, red and brown,
Oaken purple, red and brown,
Silent in the town.

Windy breezy, blue and white,
Blue and white, blue and white,
Windy breezy, blue and white,
Breath of brave in flight.

Nod of heavy, sleepy eye,
Sleepy eye, sleepy eye,
Nod of heavy, sleepy eye,
Fearless in the night.

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Alec Ream is a writer living in Virginia. His poetic work and creative fiction have been widely published. A member of the Demosthenian Literary Society at UGA, he wrote on Lookout Mountain, and continued to write, lecture and work for Delta Kappa Epsilon HQ. He was first published reading to the pledge class of Michigan DKE, in Ann Arbor in 2008. Recently, his poem Green Fire was read at the Washington Literary Society & Debating Union at UVA.