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‘Said the Painter’ and Other Poetry by Alec Ream

June 4, 2025
in Art, Beauty, Ekphrastic, Poetry
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Said the Painter

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Upon the mossy stones I dwelt,
I did, and was, and painting felt
An arch and angel bend to speak,
Their sainted tones my brush to seek.

And why such was, I could not say,
But much they wrought, and taught that day:
O hush of strife, unsought by me,
O rush of life, unbought and free.

(Sadie Valeri, Director of Sadie Valeri Atelier, San Francisco, painting in Rome, Italy)

 

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Elizabeth

elizabeth_stream

Space of bright, an even stream,
Water stone proportionate,
None engaged of argument,
Water clean and stone of gleam.

Spell of mellow, stream of true,
Gentle song unshallow flew.

(Photo by David Garland)

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Gentle Floods

dolores-photo

Rippled muds, a small cascade,
Gentle floods of water played,
Summer stalling, Autumn strayed,
And unforgotten thunder bade

The winding stream to call to me,
When kindly falling toward the Sea.

(Photo by DoloresNice-Siegenthaler)

 

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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.

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Comments 8

  1. Aesthetic says:
    9 years ago

    It’s always pleasing to see the way image and word are paired by the Society.

    Reply
  2. Michael says:
    9 years ago

    “…Rippled muds, a small cascade,
    Gentle floods of water played,…”

    –and other lovely lines like these…

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    • Neal Dachstadter says:
      9 years ago

      Thanks Michael. Compelling photograph, it really seemed to announce itself.

      Reply
  3. Elizabeth Boquet says:
    9 years ago

    “Said The Painter” lulled me gently a bit like the rhythm of “Now I lay me down to sleep…” Pure pleasure!

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    • Neal Dachstadter says:
      9 years ago

      Thanks Elizabeth, the photo of the artist painting in front of the scene touched on some universals.

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  4. Ruth Asch says:
    9 years ago

    Neal, you have an ear for the beautiful, as well as an eye; the blend of sounds and rhythm in these poems is evocative and well balanced. Each short poem is refreshing in theme and tone… a pleasure to read.

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    • Neal Dachstadter says:
      9 years ago

      Ruth, thank you for the fine expression of encouragement. I’ll put it to good use.

      Reply
  5. I live in Ireland and published my first poetry collection in 2016 'The Best Things In Life Are Free' says:
    9 years ago

    “Rippled muds, a small cascade”… I can see it clearly!”:-)

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