photos of Mackinac Bridge by Jake N. (L) and Chuck Carroll‘Across a Strong Bridge’: A Poem by Alexander King Ream The Society August 21, 2024 Beauty, Love Poems, Poetry 6 Comments . 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. . . Alexander King Ream is a writer living in the Northern Neck of Virginia. His work has been printed in Decanto Poetry Magazine, Western Viewpoints and Poetic Images: the Great American West 2015, The Rocky Point Times 2016 and in several issues of The Lyric. Currently, his work has gone to print in the Autumn Journal of The Writers Guild of Virginia, and his novel Canterbury 2020 is available locally in the Northern Neck of Virginia. A member of the Demosthenian Literary Society at the University of Georgia, he deployed to Hawija, then wrote on Lookout Mountain, continuing to write, lecture and work for Delta Kappa Epsilon International. He was first published reading to the pledge class of Michigan DKE, in Ann Arbor. NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. CODEC Stories:Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) 6 Responses Roy E. Peterson August 21, 2024 Precious poem. Reply Alec August 21, 2024 Thanks RP Reply Margaret Coats August 23, 2024 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. Reply Alec September 4, 2024 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. Reply Maria August 24, 2024 This is such a gem of a poem. It warms the heart. Thank you. Reply Alec September 4, 2024 hey thanks Maria – really gracious words from you. appreciated. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Captcha loading...In order to pass the CAPTCHA please enable JavaScript. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Margaret Coats August 23, 2024 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. Reply
Alec September 4, 2024 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. Reply
