A Poem for Israel: ‘Sapphire Space and Eden Green’ by Alec Ream

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Sapphire Space and Eden Green

“…and they saw the God of Israel; and under His
feet there appeared to be a pavement of
sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.” —Exodus 24

“I saw a new heaven and a new earth”
__—Revelation 21

O Son of God,
this ground you’ve trod,
Lo Savior Lord,
gird on your sword,
And guide our life
within the strife
Till warfare cease
—our Prince of Peace.

What haughty airs
within the lair;
What evil powers
that taunt, devour;
What crafted lies
and skilled disguise;
You put to flight
amid our fight.

Then at the end
When Time should rend—
Sapphire space,
fraternal grace.
Brother, Savior,
Father’s favor,
Engraved secure
So we endure—

Though smile be grim,
to fight with Him,
Reciprocate,
and gain the gate
Of Eden green,
where unforeseen,
What joy unfold
Now hid untold?

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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.