Arch stretched quiet through the mist
Stone held centuries in fist
Feet approached with trembling bone
Fear believed it walked alone
Step by step the truth was found
Strength lived deep in sacred ground
Bridge did not demand applause
Held each doubt without a cause
Wind arrived to test the breath
Height rehearsed its myth of death
Stillness bore the weight of fear
Faith grew taller year by year
Do not fear the trembling start
Bridges wait for steady heart
Cross not loud nor rushed nor fast—
Courage holds from first to last