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On the Winter Solstice
Winter Winter cold and crass
Winter Winter old the grass
Fast we go across the field
Massed the snow and frost to wield
Night of rest abed when tired
Light and fest and sled and fire
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Caryatids
At lunch I sat and humbly viewed,
A carven image, unsubdued,
A lofty sight, which merited,
Attention toward, a caryatid.
Molded column, staring straight,
Women holding cares of weight,
Slightly gray, beyond complaint,
Night and day, not fond or faint.
Photo by Jason Gaul
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West of France
Western French, sequester far 
Resting Sun and blessed star
Gently glowing by the pine
Spent but beau with mensch and wine
God of gloaming, Christ of light
Geist of home and trodden flight
Beau: fair (French)
Mensch: honorable person (Yiddish)
Geist: spirit (German)
Photo by Ryan Gibson
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The Seamless Man![football-player]()
The seamless fellow’s time would come,
The decent man of mild aplomb,
Not of grandeur, not too loud,
The finer brand, the man unbowed
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Emily DiDonato
Ice of green to gaze upon
Emerald, jade, and grassy lawn
Platinum swath of Emily
Paints a path upon the sea
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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.
Wonderfully rich entwined sounds and concepts in these poems; miniature but glowing like the lights and ornaments of the festive time itself.
Thanks Ruth, I appreciate what you said a great deal.
Wonderful, lilting words in mesmerizing rhyme. A pleasure to read … especially aloud.
Thank you Wendy – for your reading and your response.
The most precious gift is one shared with others, and that is exactly what you have given to the reader. Now, it is our turn to share this gift so others are able to feel the comfort they bring to the soul.