Blues Poem #17 (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

The Blue Front Cafe is the original Blues Juke Joint in Bentonia Miss.
I was there on my motorcycle with my harp in my pocket in 1969.

Thanks for reading ...

March 20th, 2024 09:56

Weeding The Garden
NikNak73 said:



March 16th, 2024 15:58

What Would I Say
Doggerel Dave said:

I remember the year of my 62nd birthday, the age my father died...I am now 82. There is far too much I can relate to here, impossible to provide, even if I could, in the space I have. I\'ll just leave with a thanks, Kurt.

March 4th, 2024 16:18

Running For The Door
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks H.

March 2nd, 2024 11:15

Thinkful Wishing
David Wakeling said:

I ask these questions about God every day.I never get an answer.Thoughtful poem

February 29th, 2024 14:58

Casting Off The Bow Line
Cassie58 said:

Each one of these three poems is a little gem. I enjoyed reading them all. Thank you for sharing them.

February 24th, 2024 23:46

Bearing The Curse (+3)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks Jerry.

February 16th, 2024 17:14

One More Day (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks so much.

February 12th, 2024 00:39

My Advice To Poets (+2)
Hey! said:

This is amazing/ wonderful. It really shows what you mean.

January 30th, 2024 06:38

My Advice To Poets (+2)
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks as always, H.

January 29th, 2024 00:13

Rebirth (+3)
2781 said:

To right!

January 27th, 2024 18:48

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

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

Fidelity Cries
Thomas W Case said:

Great one.

January 18th, 2024 13:06

Amavasya
Kurt Philip Behm said:

Thanks so much for reading.

January 16th, 2024 10:42