Comments received on poems by Kurt Philip Behm
My Advice To Poets (+2)
Doggerel Dave said:
\' The First Cut ...\' does it for me. No message, then form, rhythm, wonderful metaphors and the rest are all for naught.
January 29th, 2024 00:15
Doggerel Dave said:
\' The First Cut ...\' does it for me. No message, then form, rhythm, wonderful metaphors and the rest are all for naught.
January 29th, 2024 00:15
Kill Shot (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I’m honored by your comments. Thanks so much.
January 26th, 2024 22:12
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I’m honored by your comments. Thanks so much.
January 26th, 2024 22:12
Kill Shot (+1)
Soman Ragavan said:
My comments on the poem \"Kill shot” by Kurt Philip Behm
“When Freedom itself becomes politicized that — is the death of America”
This says that freedom should remain outside the realm of politics and should not be something that is toyed around by politics.
“Letting up provides the tightest grip.” This might seem paradoxical at first sight, but it is still full of wisdom and reality. By coiling yourself around something or somebody, you are in fact imprisoning and limiting yourself. The tighter you exert your control, the more you tie yourself down and the more you lose control over the other guy or situation. By letting up, you gain your own freedom and this in turn increases your power. “Bien vu,” as we say in French.
“Creating space for credence to stick.” The more you get involved and the closer you get, the narrower becomes your perspective. The tighter control you exert, the more you tie yourself down. You must move back in every sense of the term in order to see the larger picture and to acquire objectivity. Giving space also increases your credibility and keeps your mind clear. Others, too, need space and don’t want to be stifled down.
“Room to wander room to grow.” You cannot grow by tying yourself down. To improve, to grow, you need space, in more sense than one. “The greatest step is that out of doors.” Quoted in : Sam Phillips : \"3000 proverbs.\" New Delhi : Goodwill Publishing House, c 2017. Full acknowledgements are made to the authors, publishers and rights-holders. Others cannot grow or progress if they are kept tied down.
Great, impressive, down-to-earth philosophy here, Kurt… You have been on this site for eight years and you have about 2121 poems to your credit… Soman Ragavan. 27 January, 2024.
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January 26th, 2024 21:24
Soman Ragavan said:
My comments on the poem \"Kill shot” by Kurt Philip Behm
“When Freedom itself becomes politicized that — is the death of America”
This says that freedom should remain outside the realm of politics and should not be something that is toyed around by politics.
“Letting up provides the tightest grip.” This might seem paradoxical at first sight, but it is still full of wisdom and reality. By coiling yourself around something or somebody, you are in fact imprisoning and limiting yourself. The tighter you exert your control, the more you tie yourself down and the more you lose control over the other guy or situation. By letting up, you gain your own freedom and this in turn increases your power. “Bien vu,” as we say in French.
“Creating space for credence to stick.” The more you get involved and the closer you get, the narrower becomes your perspective. The tighter control you exert, the more you tie yourself down. You must move back in every sense of the term in order to see the larger picture and to acquire objectivity. Giving space also increases your credibility and keeps your mind clear. Others, too, need space and don’t want to be stifled down.
“Room to wander room to grow.” You cannot grow by tying yourself down. To improve, to grow, you need space, in more sense than one. “The greatest step is that out of doors.” Quoted in : Sam Phillips : \"3000 proverbs.\" New Delhi : Goodwill Publishing House, c 2017. Full acknowledgements are made to the authors, publishers and rights-holders. Others cannot grow or progress if they are kept tied down.
Great, impressive, down-to-earth philosophy here, Kurt… You have been on this site for eight years and you have about 2121 poems to your credit… Soman Ragavan. 27 January, 2024.
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January 26th, 2024 21:24
Awaiting The Dark (+1)
Cassie58 said:
What a night! Visually stimulating. Your short stanzas have both great rhythm and rhyme.
Nice work, both poems.
January 24th, 2024 16:59
Cassie58 said:
What a night! Visually stimulating. Your short stanzas have both great rhythm and rhyme.
Nice work, both poems.
January 24th, 2024 16:59
Amavasya
jarcher54 said:
Thoughtful and sharp observations... thanks for keeping me on my mental toes, holding complacency at bay.
January 16th, 2024 02:04
jarcher54 said:
Thoughtful and sharp observations... thanks for keeping me on my mental toes, holding complacency at bay.
January 16th, 2024 02:04
Blocking The Light (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I really don’t have a name but you’re right about the emphasis on them being musical.
I’m a disenfranchised song writer.
January 15th, 2024 01:10
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I really don’t have a name but you’re right about the emphasis on them being musical.
I’m a disenfranchised song writer.
January 15th, 2024 01:10
Blocking The Light (+1)
jarcher54 said:
Nice work, you halfwit writer you! Very visceral and musical too. Do you have a name for this verse form you use so often? That final foot is always emphatic. Leaves a mark!
January 14th, 2024 22:15
jarcher54 said:
Nice work, you halfwit writer you! Very visceral and musical too. Do you have a name for this verse form you use so often? That final foot is always emphatic. Leaves a mark!
January 14th, 2024 22:15
The Winds Of Today (+1)
Rocky Lagou said:
Very well written. “The universe at my command.” Sounds like a great concept, also like immense responsibility. Thanks, stay safe.
January 7th, 2024 01:41
Rocky Lagou said:
Very well written. “The universe at my command.” Sounds like a great concept, also like immense responsibility. Thanks, stay safe.
January 7th, 2024 01:41
The Ending (+1)
2781 said:
We are what we eat, great to get off the junk diet.
January 3rd, 2024 04:39
2781 said:
We are what we eat, great to get off the junk diet.
January 3rd, 2024 04:39
To Be Remembered (+1)
Cassie58 said:
Succinctly expressed. The footprints are everything. Lovely brevity.
January 3rd, 2024 01:24
Cassie58 said:
Succinctly expressed. The footprints are everything. Lovely brevity.
January 3rd, 2024 01:24
The Ending (+1)
Cassie58 said:
A brave decision to cut so much out. I can’t help feeling that unplugged has to be helping this situation. Social media can be cruel. Happy new year.
January 1st, 2024 21:02
Cassie58 said:
A brave decision to cut so much out. I can’t help feeling that unplugged has to be helping this situation. Social media can be cruel. Happy new year.
January 1st, 2024 21:02
Close Hauled (+1)
Buzz Bray said:
Karl, I like the structure of your writing ...and the picturesque vocabulary you choose. I can envision the nor\'easter. Great writing.
December 30th, 2023 18:13
Buzz Bray said:
Karl, I like the structure of your writing ...and the picturesque vocabulary you choose. I can envision the nor\'easter. Great writing.
December 30th, 2023 18:13
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