Comments received on poems by Kurt Philip Behm
If Spread Or Contained
sorenbarrett said:
This poem extends the idea of genius from the intellectual to the moral and emotional. It has always been my opinion that we define it too narrowly that our limited view of intelligence sees only a small wave on the spectrum. A lovely write Kurt and a fave
January 4th, 2026 12:36
sorenbarrett said:
This poem extends the idea of genius from the intellectual to the moral and emotional. It has always been my opinion that we define it too narrowly that our limited view of intelligence sees only a small wave on the spectrum. A lovely write Kurt and a fave
January 4th, 2026 12:36
Mistress Of Deception
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I recognize this choice between motion and stillness, between direction and surrender. The question of where the Muse waits versus where the fall begins feels deeply familiar. This resonates. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 4th, 2026 09:22
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, I recognize this choice between motion and stillness, between direction and surrender. The question of where the Muse waits versus where the fall begins feels deeply familiar. This resonates. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 4th, 2026 09:22
Mistress Of Deception
Friendship said:
Your writing is enjoyable and reminiscent of a professor I had at Berkeley, with a wealth of experience evident in your work.
Your poem speaks to universal human experiences of choice, safety, and the allure of what lies beyond stability.
January 3rd, 2026 14:24
Friendship said:
Your writing is enjoyable and reminiscent of a professor I had at Berkeley, with a wealth of experience evident in your work.
Your poem speaks to universal human experiences of choice, safety, and the allure of what lies beyond stability.
January 3rd, 2026 14:24
Mistress Of Deception
sorenbarrett said:
Ah yes Kurt straddling the fence is a favorite past time of many, me included when I\'m not sure, which is most of the time. A good read my friend
January 3rd, 2026 12:19
sorenbarrett said:
Ah yes Kurt straddling the fence is a favorite past time of many, me included when I\'m not sure, which is most of the time. A good read my friend
January 3rd, 2026 12:19
Wasted Breath (+1)
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, pairing these two pieces sharpens both. The meditation on wasted breath finds its counterweight in that final definition of perfection…the balance point between overflow and absence. Thoughtful, disciplined work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 2nd, 2026 18:58
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, pairing these two pieces sharpens both. The meditation on wasted breath finds its counterweight in that final definition of perfection…the balance point between overflow and absence. Thoughtful, disciplined work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 2nd, 2026 18:58
Wasted Breath (+1)
sorenbarrett said:
Loved these Kurt and I have in the past written on the same topics but not so concisely and with such perfection. Nicely done my friend. A fave
January 2nd, 2026 13:33
sorenbarrett said:
Loved these Kurt and I have in the past written on the same topics but not so concisely and with such perfection. Nicely done my friend. A fave
January 2nd, 2026 13:33
Behind The Fuse Box
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is precise and quietly philosophical. You let wiring, color, and time speak together, suggesting continuity even through shorting and sparks. By the end, the future feels charged by what’s already been lived. Strong, thoughtful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 2nd, 2026 08:39
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is precise and quietly philosophical. You let wiring, color, and time speak together, suggesting continuity even through shorting and sparks. By the end, the future feels charged by what’s already been lived. Strong, thoughtful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 2nd, 2026 08:39
Behind The Fuse Box
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Kurt you struck a nerve and short circuited me. In reading this I remembered doing some wiring in the old house I was remodeling and the rat nest of wires in the ceiling that were red, black, white, green and yellow. I knew that the red was supposed to be hot but so too could be the white the green was supposed to be ground but with such a nest I was unsure of anything. A good read my friend and Happy New Year to you
January 1st, 2026 11:51
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Kurt you struck a nerve and short circuited me. In reading this I remembered doing some wiring in the old house I was remodeling and the rat nest of wires in the ceiling that were red, black, white, green and yellow. I knew that the red was supposed to be hot but so too could be the white the green was supposed to be ground but with such a nest I was unsure of anything. A good read my friend and Happy New Year to you
January 1st, 2026 11:51
Memories Lure
sorenbarrett said:
Heroes forgotten, lost in the cracks of history, hidden in the shadows of memory. Those that we idolize today soon fade from view. Sad but true. Well done Kurt
December 31st, 2025 10:59
sorenbarrett said:
Heroes forgotten, lost in the cracks of history, hidden in the shadows of memory. Those that we idolize today soon fade from view. Sad but true. Well done Kurt
December 31st, 2025 10:59
Memories Lure
Friendship said:
Well said, we are just getting old. Happy New Year, Kurt
December 31st, 2025 10:29
Friendship said:
Well said, we are just getting old. Happy New Year, Kurt
December 31st, 2025 10:29
Beyond The Badge
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is memory distilled. The old western becomes backdrop to something quieter and more enduring…connection, lineage, and the reshaping of ideals. You let the moment speak without embellishment. Beautiful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 31st, 2025 08:56
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is memory distilled. The old western becomes backdrop to something quieter and more enduring…connection, lineage, and the reshaping of ideals. You let the moment speak without embellishment. Beautiful work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 31st, 2025 08:56
Beyond The Badge
sorenbarrett said:
Remember those days Kurt. All black and white in those days now everything is colored, different shades of gray. I read too much into this I suppose
December 30th, 2025 14:03
sorenbarrett said:
Remember those days Kurt. All black and white in those days now everything is colored, different shades of gray. I read too much into this I suppose
December 30th, 2025 14:03
Shadow\'s Defining
sorenbarrett said:
I have been there Kurt and yes it is not always a pleasant place. Nicely written
December 29th, 2025 17:01
sorenbarrett said:
I have been there Kurt and yes it is not always a pleasant place. Nicely written
December 29th, 2025 17:01
Shadow\'s Defining
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this feels hushed and unavoidable. It moves like a visitation…quiet, precise, and heavy with what refuses rest. The restraint gives it power. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 29th, 2025 15:04
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this feels hushed and unavoidable. It moves like a visitation…quiet, precise, and heavy with what refuses rest. The restraint gives it power. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 29th, 2025 15:04
Tears Of My Fathers (+1)
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Kurt a thought of what we have passed down to us. So much is passed on. Well done
December 28th, 2025 11:13
sorenbarrett said:
Ah Kurt a thought of what we have passed down to us. So much is passed on. Well done
December 28th, 2025 11:13
The Torch Passed
sorenbarrett said:
The passing down of anything is something to be treasured and I have often thought that the passing down extends to those genes that can not be stolen or taken by the unworthy. I hear that here is where the ancestral pen is passed down not just in the paper and pen itself or left documents and writings. Very nice Kurt
December 27th, 2025 10:16
sorenbarrett said:
The passing down of anything is something to be treasured and I have often thought that the passing down extends to those genes that can not be stolen or taken by the unworthy. I hear that here is where the ancestral pen is passed down not just in the paper and pen itself or left documents and writings. Very nice Kurt
December 27th, 2025 10:16
The Torch Passed
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is a quiet meditation on legacy done right. You let lineage speak through action and transmission rather than grandeur. The poem feels less about power and more about stewardship, and that choice makes it linger. Strong work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 27th, 2025 10:13
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is a quiet meditation on legacy done right. You let lineage speak through action and transmission rather than grandeur. The poem feels less about power and more about stewardship, and that choice makes it linger. Strong work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 27th, 2025 10:13
Verbal 19
Jerry Reynolds said:
Good write, Kurt. I suspect this has been true from the beginning.
December 26th, 2025 16:28
Jerry Reynolds said:
Good write, Kurt. I suspect this has been true from the beginning.
December 26th, 2025 16:28
Verbal 19
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Reading this makes me think about how easily rhetoric spreads and how hard it is to stop once it’s loose. I connect with that sense of helplessness when harm keeps multiplying long after intention is gone. It’s unsettling in a necessary way. Well done! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 26th, 2025 10:35
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Reading this makes me think about how easily rhetoric spreads and how hard it is to stop once it’s loose. I connect with that sense of helplessness when harm keeps multiplying long after intention is gone. It’s unsettling in a necessary way. Well done! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 26th, 2025 10:35
Verbal 19
sorenbarrett said:
Kurt this strikes me as a poem spreading its spores where they grow in other places. Nicely crafted as always
December 26th, 2025 10:28
sorenbarrett said:
Kurt this strikes me as a poem spreading its spores where they grow in other places. Nicely crafted as always
December 26th, 2025 10:28
His Arms
sorenbarrett said:
Nicely done Kurt in the end it is so whether he is God or death there is only that. Nicely said. Merry Christmas to you
December 25th, 2025 15:03
sorenbarrett said:
Nicely done Kurt in the end it is so whether he is God or death there is only that. Nicely said. Merry Christmas to you
December 25th, 2025 15:03
Plumage (+1)
sorenbarrett said:
So true my friend so may poems written just for their sound with no substance. Loved it Kurt and Happy Holidays to you
December 24th, 2025 15:29
sorenbarrett said:
So true my friend so may poems written just for their sound with no substance. Loved it Kurt and Happy Holidays to you
December 24th, 2025 15:29
Plumage (+1)
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Great job, Kurt. What really lands is the contrast between surface and core. You keep pressing on how polish can become camouflage, and the poem never lets the reader hide behind craft alone. Very well done! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 24th, 2025 11:19
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Great job, Kurt. What really lands is the contrast between surface and core. You keep pressing on how polish can become camouflage, and the poem never lets the reader hide behind craft alone. Very well done! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 24th, 2025 11:19
My Horse Lying Dead (+1)
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is haunting and reflective. You let history, dream, and aftermath bleed into one another, and the result feels honest rather than theatrical. It lingers because it doesn’t try to resolve anything. Strong work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 24th, 2025 11:06
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is haunting and reflective. You let history, dream, and aftermath bleed into one another, and the result feels honest rather than theatrical. It lingers because it doesn’t try to resolve anything. Strong work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 24th, 2025 11:06
My Horse Lying Dead (+1)
sorenbarrett said:
War and battle in this poem. A dark poem Kurt well done
December 23rd, 2025 12:34
sorenbarrett said:
War and battle in this poem. A dark poem Kurt well done
December 23rd, 2025 12:34
Freeing The Words
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this carries a calm authority. It feels reflective without drifting into abstraction, like someone thinking aloud and landing on truth through patience. There’s a steadiness here that really works. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 22nd, 2025 15:30
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this carries a calm authority. It feels reflective without drifting into abstraction, like someone thinking aloud and landing on truth through patience. There’s a steadiness here that really works. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
December 22nd, 2025 15:30
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