Comments received on poems by Kurt Philip Behm



Traitorous Fortune (+1)
Eugene S. said:

Greed and selfishness always lead to decay & destruction. Beautifully written and conveyed.

June 10th, 2023 09:13

Across The Fence .... (+2)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks Man

June 9th, 2023 17:36

Across The Fence .... (+2)
LaurašŸŒ» said:

Dear Kurt,

ā€œWhat might have beenā€ā€¦
If onlyā€¦


Iā€™m so happy youā€™re writing your next novel. Iā€™m looking forward to read more about my favorite charactersā€™ next ventures.

LaurašŸŒ»

June 9th, 2023 12:23

A Wounded Dog ...
Kurt Philip Behm said:

I\'m glad you liked it.

Great weekend.

Kurt

June 9th, 2023 08:46

A Wounded Dog ...
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks. Gwendolyn Brooks once told me the three greatest
American Poets were: Whitman, Melville, and Dickinson.

I agree.

June 8th, 2023 16:02

A Wounded Dog ...
jarcher54 said:

When you bring us a \"longer\" poem like this, the density of your language and your use of words and phrases as building bocks and strategic pieces on the chessboard remind me more and more of the poetry of Melville, for which he is not well known but should be. This poem of yours brought to mind this: https://mypoeticside.com/show-classic-poem-19013

June 8th, 2023 15:53

Birthrights In Limbo (+2)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks Laura, she truly was special.

June 8th, 2023 09:24

Wings Of Light
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks so much my friend.

June 7th, 2023 22:52

Birthrights In Limbo (+2)
LaurašŸŒ» said:

Dear Kurt,
What a great loss!

\"The Girl From Ipanema\" was recorded by many, but no one sang it like Astrud Gilberto.

A touching tribute for the one youā€™re remembering and are holding on to the very special memoriesā€¦
ā€¦memories by the sixteen year old whose
ā€œeyes can still close
and return to that beachā€
where his ā€œheart she first captured
ā€”and never releasedā€.


LaurašŸŒ»


June 7th, 2023 15:18

Birthrights In Limbo (+2)
jarcher54 said:

An out-and-out love poem! So even the great philosopher can be smitten like a little boy!

June 7th, 2023 11:28

Birthrights In Limbo (+2)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Appreciated, thanks.

June 7th, 2023 08:48

Diamonds & Pearls (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks again for reading.

June 5th, 2023 18:29

Mea Culpa
LaurašŸŒ» said:

Dear Kurt,
Your written words are ā€˜truer than trueā€™!


ā€œEach voice a memory which haunts sublime
ā€”that unforgiven sin ā€œ

I couldnā€™t have expressed my thoughts/feelings better than you have.

Thank you for sharing ā£ļø

Laura šŸŒ»

June 4th, 2023 10:18

Woebegone (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks again

June 1st, 2023 16:56

Eros On Fire
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thank you again.

May 30th, 2023 23:53

Eros On Fire
tattooedreverie said:

Beautiful! Short and sweet, yet full of words unspoken. Thank you for sharing.

May 30th, 2023 11:46

Moment After Moment
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Wonderful commentary, thanks.

May 29th, 2023 10:12

Moment After Moment
Soman Ragavan said:

Kurt Philip Behm
Moment After Moment

ā€œMemories of the futureā€ : it has been said that the poet is also a prophet. Thus, the poet naturally wants to look ahead and try to detect what awaits us.
ā€œIn the \"Defence\" he insists that the poet \"not only beholds intensely the present as it is, and discovers those laws according to which the present ought to be ordered, but he beholds the future in the present.\" The poet is prophet and legislator, in Shelley\'s terms, by his untiring efforts \"to set the crooked straight.\" (ā€¦..)ā€
\"SELECTIONS FROM SHELLEY\'S POETRY AND PROSE.\" (EDITED BY DENNIS WELLAND). LONDON : HUTCHINSON EDUCATIONAL LTD., 1961.
Full acknowledgements are made to the authors, publishers and rights-holders.
ā€œThe poet beholds the future in the presentā€¦ā€ The poet not only looks at what happens now but is also interested about the future. Soman Ragavan. 29 May, 2023.

https://allpoetry.com/Soman_Ragavan


May 29th, 2023 09:06

Aeternum
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks H. Have a great weekend.

Kurt

May 28th, 2023 15:01

Uncharted
Jerry Reynolds said:

I don\'t know if I can take myself less seriously. But I will try Kurt.
Good write.

May 23rd, 2023 16:01

So Close ā€” So Far
Soman Ragavan said:


On the poem ā€œSo close ā€“ so farā€ by K. P Behm

Refer to the song :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Near_and_yet_So_Far
You have mentioned specific parts of human life : ambitions, reality, palate, taste buds, vocation, reality, future. It is a compact, cryptic poem. Soman Ragavan. 23 May, 2023. //


May 22nd, 2023 22:53

3 Card Monte
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Again, I thank you.

May 19th, 2023 07:56

3 Card Monte
Jerry Reynolds said:

Good read Kurt. So much said in so few words.

May 19th, 2023 07:53

Mute Soundings (+1)
Jerry Reynolds said:

Haunting, message Kurt. Good timing.

May 15th, 2023 14:06

The Lord\'s Mirror
LaurašŸŒ» said:

Kurt,
Yes indeed! Let us be thankful for that ray of light.šŸ™šŸ»

Laura šŸŒ»

May 14th, 2023 12:05

The Lord\'s Mirror
orchidee said:

Good write K.

May 14th, 2023 11:19

New Deal
Parisab said:

ā€˜This roiling morbid funkā€™ describes the texture of this great poem-I invite you to visit Midnight Flight: some of the same thematic elements: different texture-

May 11th, 2023 14:19

New Deal
Bobby O said:

That last stanza was on time and powerful.

May 11th, 2023 09:36

Time Sojourned
Parisab said:

Moving freely through different ways of art, from lyrics to rhyme-Itā€™s a good exerciseā€¦

May 10th, 2023 11:15

Dark Effigy
jarcher54 said:

Both clever and thoughtful.

May 6th, 2023 22:33



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