Comments received on poems by Kurt Philip Behm
Perfidy\'s Haze
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this poem captures disillusionment with precision—machinery, icons, desert—all circling a self trying to survive the maze. Strong work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 23rd, 2026 17:31
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this poem captures disillusionment with precision—machinery, icons, desert—all circling a self trying to survive the maze. Strong work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 23rd, 2026 17:31
Perfidy\'s Haze
sorenbarrett said:
This is a poem of dark entanglement and imminent doom. A sad but all too real view of life from the dark side
January 23rd, 2026 12:35
sorenbarrett said:
This is a poem of dark entanglement and imminent doom. A sad but all too real view of life from the dark side
January 23rd, 2026 12:35
Whose Moment Bleeds
Kurt Philip Behm said:
Thanks Soren. Its a favorite phrase
January 22nd, 2026 11:35
Kurt Philip Behm said:
Thanks Soren. Its a favorite phrase
January 22nd, 2026 11:35
Whose Moment Bleeds
sorenbarrett said:
This was beautiful Kurt the addition of the French (which I had to look up) added a wonderful touch.
January 22nd, 2026 10:59
sorenbarrett said:
This was beautiful Kurt the addition of the French (which I had to look up) added a wonderful touch.
January 22nd, 2026 10:59
Nightmare\'s Amend
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This is a compact indictment, Kurt. War isn’t resolved…it’s inherited. By invoking Santayana without leaning on him, you let memory do the accusing. What lingers is the sense that forgetting isn’t peace…it’s privilege. Very strong poem. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 21st, 2026 19:54
Tristan Robert Lange said:
This is a compact indictment, Kurt. War isn’t resolved…it’s inherited. By invoking Santayana without leaning on him, you let memory do the accusing. What lingers is the sense that forgetting isn’t peace…it’s privilege. Very strong poem. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 21st, 2026 19:54
Nightmare\'s Amend
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I wrote in An Anthology Of Perception years ago ... The Only Time We Escape
The Jungle Is In Self-Delusion.
January 21st, 2026 11:45
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I wrote in An Anthology Of Perception years ago ... The Only Time We Escape
The Jungle Is In Self-Delusion.
January 21st, 2026 11:45
Nightmare\'s Amend
sorenbarrett said:
Now this one takes some thinking to grasp but in its beauty it is worth it
January 21st, 2026 10:55
sorenbarrett said:
Now this one takes some thinking to grasp but in its beauty it is worth it
January 21st, 2026 10:55
Bespoken
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this feels measured and unflinching. The repetition builds a steady moral pressure that doesn’t shout, it insists. There’s real gravity in that. I love this, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 20th, 2026 15:30
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this feels measured and unflinching. The repetition builds a steady moral pressure that doesn’t shout, it insists. There’s real gravity in that. I love this, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 20th, 2026 15:30
Bespoken
sorenbarrett said:
Well written Kurt but I don\'t think that you can hold a politician to any of them.
January 20th, 2026 11:55
sorenbarrett said:
Well written Kurt but I don\'t think that you can hold a politician to any of them.
January 20th, 2026 11:55
Darkness Blackens
sorenbarrett said:
The complications of the language obscure the message and lead to false conclusions. Well said Kurt
January 19th, 2026 12:57
sorenbarrett said:
The complications of the language obscure the message and lead to false conclusions. Well said Kurt
January 19th, 2026 12:57
Darkness Blackens
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is clean and incisive. The restraint sharpens the truth rather than dulling it and tt lands with authority. Well done, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 19th, 2026 10:54
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is clean and incisive. The restraint sharpens the truth rather than dulling it and tt lands with authority. Well done, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 19th, 2026 10:54
As Ancestors Cry
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this hits, my friend. The restraint makes the loss feel heavier, not lighter. It reads like history spoken under the breath. A powerful write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 18th, 2026 19:31
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this hits, my friend. The restraint makes the loss feel heavier, not lighter. It reads like history spoken under the breath. A powerful write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 18th, 2026 19:31
As Ancestors Cry
sorenbarrett said:
Legend even more reinforced in that there is no verifiable picture of him known although some claim title none have proof. A lovely write Kurt
January 18th, 2026 12:35
sorenbarrett said:
Legend even more reinforced in that there is no verifiable picture of him known although some claim title none have proof. A lovely write Kurt
January 18th, 2026 12:35
Lock With No Key
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, there’s a quiet courage in how you let the question stand. The belief is present, the proof absent, and you don’t rush to reconcile them. That unresolved space feels intentional and true…and it impacts. A powerful, thoughtful piece, my friend. Happy Sunday! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 18th, 2026 09:48
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, there’s a quiet courage in how you let the question stand. The belief is present, the proof absent, and you don’t rush to reconcile them. That unresolved space feels intentional and true…and it impacts. A powerful, thoughtful piece, my friend. Happy Sunday! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 18th, 2026 09:48
Lock With No Key
sorenbarrett said:
A great poem my friend about an intriguing question that all depends on how one defines consciousness. If awareness defines it then certainly there is but if one builds in a self limiting aspect of language then maybe not. It is interesting how man has a way of building tests of consciousness and intelligence that are confined to his own aspects. Maybe we should step outside ourselves and open our eyes to the fact that there other ways to look at the world.
January 17th, 2026 11:44
sorenbarrett said:
A great poem my friend about an intriguing question that all depends on how one defines consciousness. If awareness defines it then certainly there is but if one builds in a self limiting aspect of language then maybe not. It is interesting how man has a way of building tests of consciousness and intelligence that are confined to his own aspects. Maybe we should step outside ourselves and open our eyes to the fact that there other ways to look at the world.
January 17th, 2026 11:44
\"Music Hath Charms ...\" (+1)
sorenbarrett said:
I have always thought the same. Poetry in song is very powerful touching all parts of the body and soul
January 16th, 2026 12:12
sorenbarrett said:
I have always thought the same. Poetry in song is very powerful touching all parts of the body and soul
January 16th, 2026 12:12
False Witness (+2)
arqios said:
Hard hitting stuff here, Kurt. Firing the big guns early in the year shall clear the way. 🙏🏻🕊️
January 15th, 2026 20:53
arqios said:
Hard hitting stuff here, Kurt. Firing the big guns early in the year shall clear the way. 🙏🏻🕊️
January 15th, 2026 20:53
False Witness (+2)
Paul Bell said:
I\'ve never liked the term, stolen. Now, borrowed the odd word, verse, as you do.
Mind you, the biggest plagiar now is definitely, AI.
Essays are easy to spot, they\'re all in Shakespeare.
January 15th, 2026 11:57
Paul Bell said:
I\'ve never liked the term, stolen. Now, borrowed the odd word, verse, as you do.
Mind you, the biggest plagiar now is definitely, AI.
Essays are easy to spot, they\'re all in Shakespeare.
January 15th, 2026 11:57
False Witness (+2)
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, these pieces talk to each other beautifully. One resists borrowed language, the other resists mismatched force, and together they argue for integrity in craft. Writing that fits the moment…no more, no less. Strong work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 15th, 2026 10:40
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, these pieces talk to each other beautifully. One resists borrowed language, the other resists mismatched force, and together they argue for integrity in craft. Writing that fits the moment…no more, no less. Strong work. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 15th, 2026 10:40
False Witness (+2)
sorenbarrett said:
Kurt another fave. It has always been a thought that we all steal from past memories, some deliberate and others buried in an unconscious stimulated by something unnoticed. I tend to agree with Ecclesiastes that there is nothin new under the sun and as long It is not deliberate it is not plagiarism.
January 15th, 2026 09:38
sorenbarrett said:
Kurt another fave. It has always been a thought that we all steal from past memories, some deliberate and others buried in an unconscious stimulated by something unnoticed. I tend to agree with Ecclesiastes that there is nothin new under the sun and as long It is not deliberate it is not plagiarism.
January 15th, 2026 09:38
Excuses Set Sail
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is stark and unsettling in the absolute best way. The moral weight doesn’t argue…it confronts. Each short line lands like a hard truth we’d rather avoid. Excellent job! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 14th, 2026 16:12
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is stark and unsettling in the absolute best way. The moral weight doesn’t argue…it confronts. Each short line lands like a hard truth we’d rather avoid. Excellent job! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 14th, 2026 16:12
Excuses Set Sail
Syd said:
I certainly agree with this poem.
Great write.
-Syd
January 14th, 2026 15:37
Syd said:
I certainly agree with this poem.
Great write.
-Syd
January 14th, 2026 15:37
Excuses Set Sail
sorenbarrett said:
Poignant and shoots to the heart in a world ablaze where justice left long ago. Sad and so meaningful. A fave
January 14th, 2026 12:19
sorenbarrett said:
Poignant and shoots to the heart in a world ablaze where justice left long ago. Sad and so meaningful. A fave
January 14th, 2026 12:19
Eluding The Cries
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is lean and incisive. Observation, intention, and avoidance collide line by line, leaving the truth just out of reach. The restraint gives it real force. Well done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 13th, 2026 20:29
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this is lean and incisive. Observation, intention, and avoidance collide line by line, leaving the truth just out of reach. The restraint gives it real force. Well done. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 13th, 2026 20:29
\'Hallelujah In The Wind\'
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this feels quietly expansive. The poem opens a thin place where grief, music, and eternity brush against each other…and it lingers. Well done, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 13th, 2026 19:21
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this feels quietly expansive. The poem opens a thin place where grief, music, and eternity brush against each other…and it lingers. Well done, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 13th, 2026 19:21
Eluding The Cries
sorenbarrett said:
Well said Kurt in such poetic terms and rhyme it is not what we say or see but what we experience that makes us who we are. Lovely and a fave
January 13th, 2026 13:08
sorenbarrett said:
Well said Kurt in such poetic terms and rhyme it is not what we say or see but what we experience that makes us who we are. Lovely and a fave
January 13th, 2026 13:08
\'Hallelujah In The Wind\'
sorenbarrett said:
I can identify with that, love both Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen their music an inspiration. Nicely done Kurt I have hidden in both.
January 12th, 2026 10:57
sorenbarrett said:
I can identify with that, love both Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen their music an inspiration. Nicely done Kurt I have hidden in both.
January 12th, 2026 10:57
Stopping To Ponder
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this reads like a ledger of hard-earned lessons. Each example builds a case for clarity and restraint, and the close lands with quiet certainty. Controlled, thoughtful, and strong. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 8th, 2026 09:57
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Kurt, this reads like a ledger of hard-earned lessons. Each example builds a case for clarity and restraint, and the close lands with quiet certainty. Controlled, thoughtful, and strong. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
January 8th, 2026 09:57
Stopping To Ponder
Katie B. said:
Lovely, impressive. Enjoyed reading it. You have great talent.
January 8th, 2026 09:45
Katie B. said:
Lovely, impressive. Enjoyed reading it. You have great talent.
January 8th, 2026 09:45
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