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Across a Strong Bridge
upon the marriage of two friends
In a weary world that’s grown quite old,
Where men grow weak, and thought grows cold,
Two hearts can make one serious dent
For virtue strong. As cool as mint—
Transforming ice, into this force:
Connecting love—a Cross, of course.
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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.
Precious poem.
Thanks RP
The wordplay on “cross” and “force” and “course” (along with “cold” and “cool” and “mint”) make this epigram for a marriage profound on several levels. To speak only of “mint,” the poem on the surface refers to the pleasant flavor, but alludes as well to a “mint” producing coins of solid value, and to what is “meant” by all the words in this celebration of ineffable love.
thanks Margaret – very perceptive of you, more than you know. The 2 friends who inspired the poem were wearing mint green (her gown his tie) at his brother’s wedding.
This is such a gem of a poem. It warms the heart.
Thank you.
hey thanks Maria – really gracious words from you. appreciated.