Comments received on poems by Kurt Philip Behm



Waiting For Godel
Jane Frye said:

Wow!

January 20th, 2023 18:21

Waiting For Godel
Kurt Philip Behm said:

So gratified by your comments Bella. Thanks so much.

Kurt

January 20th, 2023 14:18

Waiting For Godel
Bella Shepard said:

Love this poem. For me, your final stanza so beautifully phrases the duality of perception.







January 20th, 2023 13:34

Back Alleys (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Cogent and erudite as usual.

Thanks LB

Kurt

January 20th, 2023 09:56

Silence Impended (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

:-)

January 20th, 2023 09:53

Silence Impended (+1)
L. B. Mek said:

\'Double parked
in a no-comment zone\'
I think I deflated a lung
coughing at these lines
arrowed commentary, delivered
with such poetic simplicity
(I want these lines printed on a tshirt)
lol
thanks for sharing

January 20th, 2023 05:05

Back Alleys (+1)
L. B. Mek said:

such acute commentary, wise Poet
a sobering read
(when the assassins, vanquished
veracity
all they left us, were tattered lies
to fight over
\'all enslaved\' indeed, wise Poet
herded by pre-conditioned choices
programmed to abide, by laws
invisible to reason or empathy
mind\'s, warped
by subliminal imagery from birth
so now
our fingers click and swipe
before we even realise
we\'re trying to purchase mindless
distraction
in bitesize increments of alerts
while lamenting
the lack of worth, in our sense of self)

January 20th, 2023 05:02

Scapular Burning
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks again.

January 16th, 2023 11:25

The Final Lie
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Yes, Cormac McCarthys ‘Stella Maris.’

January 16th, 2023 11:24

The Final Lie
L. B. Mek said:

\'Numbers have a lasting smell
while figures have a taste\'

\'Dimension in the blackest hole\'

\'Counting up or counting down
deception stays the same\'
(1*9=0 \'9\'
2*9=1 \'8\'
3*9=2 \'7\'
4*9=3 \'6\'
5*9=4 \'5\'
6*9=5 \'4\'
7*9=6 \'3\'
8*9=7 \'2\'
9*9=8 \'1\'
10*9=9 \'0\')
why do you think, \'they\'
don\'t teach it like this in schools
(loved this dear Poet
great work!
and yes, there is no greater Art
than Nature\'s, maths
\'gravity\'s opposing forces
as a probability of happenstance anyone?\')
lol
no wonder, half a millennia later
science can barely manage to reverse engineer
such a meagre percentile of wondrous Nature
Pythagoras had it sussed
we should all be worshipping
the Mexican jumping bean
lmao

January 16th, 2023 03:42

Scapular Burning
L. B. Mek said:

\'As memory is martyred\'
Brilliant!


January 16th, 2023 03:30

The Final Lie
jarcher54 said:

Very compelling... the \"meaning\" sneaks up on you, you lose your track for a moment, then another meaning starts to form. Just the right amount of abstraction and image to fascinate. If I have not said it before, even when I don\'t understand or embrace one of your poems, I must admit that you have just about the most sophisticated, well-edited style and diction of all the regular posters on this site. You never let me down in that respect. I am always impressed by your word-craft.

January 14th, 2023 14:01

Petroglyphics (+1)
L. B. Mek said:

\'Wishing for the ultimate void\'

\'Clearing the way for the square root of now\'
majestically profound poetry!


January 13th, 2023 04:10

Motion Transformed
L. B. Mek said:

\'beyond the five\'
we\'re at six now, and counting/discovering
(how nose-tips to mobile screens
while outside bumping shoulder and cars
can be a thing and not cause
the massacre of idiocy
we all \'feared\' it may...
just behind the ears, apparently)
lol
\'Stealing us inward
past seasons respite

Memory delivers
what stimulus feigns\'
beautiful lines, a call to arms
for us
who are sleep walking through life
a great read, dear Poet

January 13th, 2023 04:08

Hiding In Plain Sight
L. B. Mek said:

enjoyed how you dipped into so many cultures
with each brushstroke of your vivid poetry\'s bold notes
but I think the line
\'Born in chains climbing though the moss\'
will linger longest, for me..
as-ever, such an impressive write
thanks for sharing, dear Poet

January 9th, 2023 04:54

Hiding In Plain Sight
Still Angry said:

Amazing job very nice

January 8th, 2023 14:33

Endless String
L. B. Mek said:

In 1983, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen met in Paris
(oh to have been a gadfly in that hallowed room
I bet Socrates himself would have loved to attend)
Happy New Year, dear cherished Poet


January 6th, 2023 06:02

Tracks Of The Dinosaur
Bella Shepard said:

I relate strongly to this poem. Being in the latter stage of life, I feel I\'m living what you have written so eloquently.

December 24th, 2022 16:16

Tracks Of The Dinosaur
Eugene S. said:

...again, the sentiments seem to be common amongst the poets today. Thank you for a well versed rendition...

December 24th, 2022 12:12

A Donde Va
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks LB, the Happiest of Holidays to you and yours.

December 23rd, 2022 07:44

A Donde Va
L. B. Mek said:

to that sameplace, it stemmed from
originally
that space of patience, awaiting
our next generation of genius
to shake
our world loose of cobwebbed indifference;
Bukowski wrote
\'I walk on and wonder, where
the living goes
when it stops\'
in that self-searching poem
a mirror to your theme, I think..
a great searching write, dear Poet
so relatable

December 23rd, 2022 06:36

Cat Stevens Was Right
L. B. Mek said:

I\'d never heard of cat stevens before
but your words resonate with me
since, we\'re all striving to ink words
at a time
when all people want to consume as distractions
are cartoonish, memes..
yet
still, we endeavour to word a line
a phrase, a write
that will cut through
the accumulated debris, upon people\'s awareness
and awaken, their capacity
to think
and allow themselves the opportunity
to exist as individuals...
(a great shorty Kurt)

December 23rd, 2022 06:28

Donde Van Ellas
Kurt Philip Behm said:

In hope of finding the answer, or at least another question...

Thanks LB

December 19th, 2022 09:41

Within The Silence
Kurt Philip Behm said:

A toast to you, LB.

December 19th, 2022 09:40

Full Circle
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Amen, thanks.

December 19th, 2022 09:39

Glass House
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Honored, thanks LB.

December 19th, 2022 09:38

Here & There
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks LB, and the warmest holiday greeting to you and yours. Thanks for all the wonderful reads and commenting.

December 19th, 2022 09:37

Here & There
L. B. Mek said:

(stilled indifference
to our awaited, past
lamenting our horizons
blinking back our regrets
we merely awake
to our shadow\'s realisations
and award it the title of daybreak
staring wide, in that stillness
of our life\'s restless nights...)
let me take this opportunity
to thank you for all the beautiful poetry
you\'ve shared this calendar year, dear treasured Poet
and cherished poetic kin
I wish you and your loved ones
an enriching and peaceful
festive season
stay safe, hope you have a great end of year!!!
🍾🥂

December 19th, 2022 05:56

Glass House
L. B. Mek said:

(\'David\'s thrown stone\'
a prerequisite necessity
in everyone\'s story;
that we need it, hear of it
but know
we will never, witness it
is that true tragedy
even Shakespeare, failed
to capture even in his
overwhelming, legacy...)
so insightful
thank you! dear cherished Poet

December 19th, 2022 05:50

Full Circle
L. B. Mek said:

(mistake #.5\'s
hoping, hope
will be enough)
Bukowski said it best, dear Poet:
\'“The crowd is the gathering place of the weakest; true creation is a solitary act.”
(and oft
a lonesome, fate)

December 19th, 2022 05:45



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