Comments received on poems by Kurt Philip Behm
Scio Te Ipsum
L. B. Mek said:
\'And only an expert
—at being me\'..
and that too, only
after a depressing journey of introspection
excavating those parts of ourselves
we hide, in those shadows of night
so as to belatedly, realise
just how common we are, to the very person
we once chose to despise;
not knowing
it was our recognition of self
that fuelled our intolerance, to begin with...
\'In most things a fledgling: to some degree\': Kurt Philip Behm
\'We must cultivate our own garden\': Voltaire
\'gnothi seauton\' - \'know thyself\': Socrates
and as Confucius outlined in detail
\'To put the world in order
we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order
we must first put the family in order;
to put the family in order
we must first cultivate our personal life:
we must first set our hearts right.\'
July 2nd, 2021 03:19
L. B. Mek said:
\'And only an expert
—at being me\'..
and that too, only
after a depressing journey of introspection
excavating those parts of ourselves
we hide, in those shadows of night
so as to belatedly, realise
just how common we are, to the very person
we once chose to despise;
not knowing
it was our recognition of self
that fuelled our intolerance, to begin with...
\'In most things a fledgling: to some degree\': Kurt Philip Behm
\'We must cultivate our own garden\': Voltaire
\'gnothi seauton\' - \'know thyself\': Socrates
and as Confucius outlined in detail
\'To put the world in order
we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order
we must first put the family in order;
to put the family in order
we must first cultivate our personal life:
we must first set our hearts right.\'
July 2nd, 2021 03:19
Scio Te Ipsum
flyingfish said:
Yes, self reflection can be humbling. Love the wordplay. Cheers,
July 1st, 2021 15:18
flyingfish said:
Yes, self reflection can be humbling. Love the wordplay. Cheers,
July 1st, 2021 15:18
Hemorrhagia
L. B. Mek said:
(a write, I reread a few times
and contemplated, before I understood
the many pathways to interpretation
you strategically, invite us to investigate
what a wonderful gift, in a read
thank you, dear Poet!
and yet again - for inspiring
my little scribbled reply)..
luckily, with a bleeding heart
we feel, the pain
hear, the drip
and see, its scarlet stain of consequence
congeal, with fervent zeal...
but sadly, with that other life force
we take for granted
because measurements and sensory logic
can\'t equate its tangible characteristics
and people like Duncan MacDougall
are discredited, for theorising the unthinkable..
and yet: how many times in any given day
in Every known and forgotten language
do we contemplate, Love?
Exactly, how do we go about
assigning value
to how much of it, we bleed?
and, how much we lose
reciprocating/investing - it, willingly?
and thereby, accepting
we do not love: Expecting
anything!
when we can conceptualise, that reality
then we can begin, to feign
some understanding of Love\'s, true nature
of selfish-Selflessness...
July 1st, 2021 03:09
L. B. Mek said:
(a write, I reread a few times
and contemplated, before I understood
the many pathways to interpretation
you strategically, invite us to investigate
what a wonderful gift, in a read
thank you, dear Poet!
and yet again - for inspiring
my little scribbled reply)..
luckily, with a bleeding heart
we feel, the pain
hear, the drip
and see, its scarlet stain of consequence
congeal, with fervent zeal...
but sadly, with that other life force
we take for granted
because measurements and sensory logic
can\'t equate its tangible characteristics
and people like Duncan MacDougall
are discredited, for theorising the unthinkable..
and yet: how many times in any given day
in Every known and forgotten language
do we contemplate, Love?
Exactly, how do we go about
assigning value
to how much of it, we bleed?
and, how much we lose
reciprocating/investing - it, willingly?
and thereby, accepting
we do not love: Expecting
anything!
when we can conceptualise, that reality
then we can begin, to feign
some understanding of Love\'s, true nature
of selfish-Selflessness...
July 1st, 2021 03:09
Hemorrhagia
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
Lies, lies, lies…
misleading…
deceiving…
maligning…
A hopeless love that may be
rekindled one day.
A Powerful write my dear poet!
Laura🌻
June 30th, 2021 11:59
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
Lies, lies, lies…
misleading…
deceiving…
maligning…
A hopeless love that may be
rekindled one day.
A Powerful write my dear poet!
Laura🌻
June 30th, 2021 11:59
Verba Possunt Occidere
Laura🌻 said:
You’re most welcome.
Your ‘Dreamsleep’ are always inspirational for me. I love them. I read them over and over and constantly think about them. At times I overthink what I read…which is fine for my self being.
I’m forever in your debt, my dear poet.🌻
June 29th, 2021 10:53
Laura🌻 said:
You’re most welcome.
Your ‘Dreamsleep’ are always inspirational for me. I love them. I read them over and over and constantly think about them. At times I overthink what I read…which is fine for my self being.
I’m forever in your debt, my dear poet.🌻
June 29th, 2021 10:53
Annuntiatio (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I always enjoy your creative editing.
Thanks LB.
June 28th, 2021 09:31
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I always enjoy your creative editing.
Thanks LB.
June 28th, 2021 09:31
Annuntiatio (+1)
L. B. Mek said:
\'Blood stains in my memory,
clotting in my heart
Arteries of pain and loss
—hemorrhaging the dark:
Bleeding out\'
\'I stumbled through each morning,\'
\'old promises unsworn\'
\'of all that passed away\'
\'Dissolute and scorning,\'
\'\'Wandering and faint of heart,\'
\'Living once then living twice
—the moment was reborn\'
*\'annuntio vobis:
astra inclinant sed non obligant\'*
\'Annuntiatio: *of our Spero Spera* ..
(once more, dear poet
I have rudely and as ever, selfishly
gone and rearranged your beautiful Poetry
all I can do is just hope you can forgive
my overzealous foolishness
and see it, as my feeble celebration
of your endlessly inspirational: Poetic Mastery)
June 28th, 2021 07:36
L. B. Mek said:
\'Blood stains in my memory,
clotting in my heart
Arteries of pain and loss
—hemorrhaging the dark:
Bleeding out\'
\'I stumbled through each morning,\'
\'old promises unsworn\'
\'of all that passed away\'
\'Dissolute and scorning,\'
\'\'Wandering and faint of heart,\'
\'Living once then living twice
—the moment was reborn\'
*\'annuntio vobis:
astra inclinant sed non obligant\'*
\'Annuntiatio: *of our Spero Spera* ..
(once more, dear poet
I have rudely and as ever, selfishly
gone and rearranged your beautiful Poetry
all I can do is just hope you can forgive
my overzealous foolishness
and see it, as my feeble celebration
of your endlessly inspirational: Poetic Mastery)
June 28th, 2021 07:36
Annuntiatio (+1)
Jerry Reynolds said:
Well written, Kurt.
A couple of beauties.
June 27th, 2021 16:23
Jerry Reynolds said:
Well written, Kurt.
A couple of beauties.
June 27th, 2021 16:23
Annuntiatio (+1)
rrodriguez said:
Yes, every moment is reborn as we live one then live twice. Your poems are so full of practical living, I just have to read them twice and perhaps thrice.
June 27th, 2021 13:35
rrodriguez said:
Yes, every moment is reborn as we live one then live twice. Your poems are so full of practical living, I just have to read them twice and perhaps thrice.
June 27th, 2021 13:35
Beneath The Sand
Kurt Philip Behm said:
What an honor for me, thanks so much.
Kurt
June 25th, 2021 09:37
Kurt Philip Behm said:
What an honor for me, thanks so much.
Kurt
June 25th, 2021 09:37
Beneath The Sand
L. B. Mek said:
such a timely and necessary message
worded so poetically: Brilliant!
as ever, I read your Poetry
and find myself learning and growing
a little more, into the man I hope to become..
thank you, sincerely
June 25th, 2021 05:26
L. B. Mek said:
such a timely and necessary message
worded so poetically: Brilliant!
as ever, I read your Poetry
and find myself learning and growing
a little more, into the man I hope to become..
thank you, sincerely
June 25th, 2021 05:26
Twilight Passes
L. B. Mek said:
\'Night often falls
with the matter unsettled
The pudding unstirred
—as choices recant\'..
replaying scenes, between
stifled progression\'s: screams
witnessing twilight bookend\'s
as a passing, of a day\'s fears..
(sorry dear Poet, I couldn\'t resist
but try to feebly answer/reply
to yet another
of your thought provoking poems)
June 24th, 2021 03:30
L. B. Mek said:
\'Night often falls
with the matter unsettled
The pudding unstirred
—as choices recant\'..
replaying scenes, between
stifled progression\'s: screams
witnessing twilight bookend\'s
as a passing, of a day\'s fears..
(sorry dear Poet, I couldn\'t resist
but try to feebly answer/reply
to yet another
of your thought provoking poems)
June 24th, 2021 03:30
Idealogue (+2)
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
Great reads.
Yes,
“—new windmills to tilt”.
Thank you for sharing three amazing writes.
Laura🌻
June 23rd, 2021 10:10
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
Great reads.
Yes,
“—new windmills to tilt”.
Thank you for sharing three amazing writes.
Laura🌻
June 23rd, 2021 10:10
Twilight Passes
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
A relatable write,
my dear author.
Presently ‘twilight’ has become more meaningful than ever before …
focusing on the ‘-light’.
Laura🌻
June 23rd, 2021 10:02
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
A relatable write,
my dear author.
Presently ‘twilight’ has become more meaningful than ever before …
focusing on the ‘-light’.
Laura🌻
June 23rd, 2021 10:02
Prismatic Cry
L. B. Mek said:
as ever, I read and learn
from your poetry\'s: majestically phantasmagoric brilliance!
thank you, dear Poet
June 22nd, 2021 03:42
L. B. Mek said:
as ever, I read and learn
from your poetry\'s: majestically phantasmagoric brilliance!
thank you, dear Poet
June 22nd, 2021 03:42
Prismatic Cry
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
Your poetry never ceases to amaze me. As I read the penned words in silent wonderment, the images created in my mind are astounding.
Laura🌻
June 21st, 2021 16:20
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
Your poetry never ceases to amaze me. As I read the penned words in silent wonderment, the images created in my mind are astounding.
Laura🌻
June 21st, 2021 16:20
Prismatic Cry
Whirlpool said:
Very nice! I especially like first one, very good imagery there. If I could see voices, it would probably look something like that.
June 21st, 2021 15:29
Whirlpool said:
Very nice! I especially like first one, very good imagery there. If I could see voices, it would probably look something like that.
June 21st, 2021 15:29
Hell\'s Pathway (+1)
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
Two great writes which I enjoyed reading.
• “Hell’s Pathway”
Are we blaming the night for not seeing the daylight?
• “Free Bird”
My dear writer,
After rereading “In Search of Crazy Horse” these past few days, I’ve secured my strong belief that you are the gatekeeper ‘to the past’ and the prophet ‘of tomorrow’.
Laura🌻
June 19th, 2021 15:39
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
Two great writes which I enjoyed reading.
• “Hell’s Pathway”
Are we blaming the night for not seeing the daylight?
• “Free Bird”
My dear writer,
After rereading “In Search of Crazy Horse” these past few days, I’ve secured my strong belief that you are the gatekeeper ‘to the past’ and the prophet ‘of tomorrow’.
Laura🌻
June 19th, 2021 15:39
Good Intentions
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
• “Promises remain where you leave them”…
—hopefully unintentionally—
• the heart will progressively decay…
—if we allow it to—
Your two written lines are very thought provoking…as I experience in most of Dreamsleep writes.
Laura🌻
June 18th, 2021 10:58
Laura🌻 said:
Kurt,
• “Promises remain where you leave them”…
—hopefully unintentionally—
• the heart will progressively decay…
—if we allow it to—
Your two written lines are very thought provoking…as I experience in most of Dreamsleep writes.
Laura🌻
June 18th, 2021 10:58
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