Comments received on poems by Kurt Philip Behm
Circa 1956 (+4)
L. B. Mek said:
heartachingly breath-taking, such a harrowing read dear poet..
a juxtaposition of ideal\'s:
of fervent youth embracing all, not knowing there\'s better to hope for..
and adulthood\'s depressingly cynical stranglehold
of all that good we harbour within,
in this bleak reality of circumstanced consequence to the narrow possibilities within what remnant hope: we have left, in our lives..
whether fictitious or biographical, a brave write of insightful cogitation when lost within clouds of reverie\'s meditation
March 19th, 2021 06:00
L. B. Mek said:
heartachingly breath-taking, such a harrowing read dear poet..
a juxtaposition of ideal\'s:
of fervent youth embracing all, not knowing there\'s better to hope for..
and adulthood\'s depressingly cynical stranglehold
of all that good we harbour within,
in this bleak reality of circumstanced consequence to the narrow possibilities within what remnant hope: we have left, in our lives..
whether fictitious or biographical, a brave write of insightful cogitation when lost within clouds of reverie\'s meditation
March 19th, 2021 06:00
Achfary Highland (+3)
L. B. Mek said:
\'You’ll never catch that perfect wave
or write a perfect verse
The search that drives—the voice that saves,
where all our dreams rehearse\'..
just brilliant, I\'m gona try and add this to my profile page here on mps
March 19th, 2021 04:43
L. B. Mek said:
\'You’ll never catch that perfect wave
or write a perfect verse
The search that drives—the voice that saves,
where all our dreams rehearse\'..
just brilliant, I\'m gona try and add this to my profile page here on mps
March 19th, 2021 04:43
Occam\'s Retort (+4)
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I always look most forward to your insightful and well-reasoned
commentary.
Thanks again.
Kurt
March 18th, 2021 10:16
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I always look most forward to your insightful and well-reasoned
commentary.
Thanks again.
Kurt
March 18th, 2021 10:16
Occam\'s Retort (+4)
L. B. Mek said:
\'Twin parallel universes
push and then pull
Existing in quantum,
the vacuum is full
Symbiotic in concept,
his razor now sharp
As we search for their meaning
—ever lost in the dark\'..
how well I relate,
this curse called opinion that corrupts and inflames, ensues every widening tethers to unity\'s dreams..
your write was a mirror to my thoughts this past week, what a shameful realisation this read has been for me..
what words of guiding wisdom you choose to share dear poet, I will meditate over this personal holes your words shone light upon.. humbly, I thank you
March 18th, 2021 04:53
L. B. Mek said:
\'Twin parallel universes
push and then pull
Existing in quantum,
the vacuum is full
Symbiotic in concept,
his razor now sharp
As we search for their meaning
—ever lost in the dark\'..
how well I relate,
this curse called opinion that corrupts and inflames, ensues every widening tethers to unity\'s dreams..
your write was a mirror to my thoughts this past week, what a shameful realisation this read has been for me..
what words of guiding wisdom you choose to share dear poet, I will meditate over this personal holes your words shone light upon.. humbly, I thank you
March 18th, 2021 04:53
Blurring The Lines (+3)
L. B. Mek said:
\'The Mousetrap Revisited
Entrapping the magic,
philosophers moan
Theory after theory,
no meat on the bone
They label and mark,
their didactics retooled
Force feeding their ramble
to dilettante-fools
And when in the end
they are then proven wrong
They slink back to their hollows,
where the vanquished now throng
But a new tier of ‘masters’
has taken their place
To lecture and spiel
—and pontificate\'..
just wanted to highlight this great write,
stand-alone: one of your very best in my humble opinion..
I have never understood why great mind\'s needed to differentiate their theory\'s from the predecessors they clearly took inspiration from..
so our generation hates philosophy but worships the nuclear goodness of science,
next generation will probably will try the opposite I guess, and on and on the cycle will continue until we find that \'ambrosia\' solution to life, lol
March 16th, 2021 04:27
L. B. Mek said:
\'The Mousetrap Revisited
Entrapping the magic,
philosophers moan
Theory after theory,
no meat on the bone
They label and mark,
their didactics retooled
Force feeding their ramble
to dilettante-fools
And when in the end
they are then proven wrong
They slink back to their hollows,
where the vanquished now throng
But a new tier of ‘masters’
has taken their place
To lecture and spiel
—and pontificate\'..
just wanted to highlight this great write,
stand-alone: one of your very best in my humble opinion..
I have never understood why great mind\'s needed to differentiate their theory\'s from the predecessors they clearly took inspiration from..
so our generation hates philosophy but worships the nuclear goodness of science,
next generation will probably will try the opposite I guess, and on and on the cycle will continue until we find that \'ambrosia\' solution to life, lol
March 16th, 2021 04:27
The Link (+3)
Kurt Philip Behm said:
Thanks LB. I try to take a step back and look at the total
effect technology has had on modern society. If you ask
are we happier or better off, or even smarter (do we write
better poetry) than 100-200 years ago, I think the answer
is no.
Orwell and Huxley I fear are being proven right.
Thanks as always for reading and the insightful commenting.
Kurt
March 15th, 2021 09:48
Kurt Philip Behm said:
Thanks LB. I try to take a step back and look at the total
effect technology has had on modern society. If you ask
are we happier or better off, or even smarter (do we write
better poetry) than 100-200 years ago, I think the answer
is no.
Orwell and Huxley I fear are being proven right.
Thanks as always for reading and the insightful commenting.
Kurt
March 15th, 2021 09:48
The Link (+3)
L. B. Mek said:
\'Is humanity destined
to merely plug in
Will all beauty and truth
be a programmer’s whim\'..
a great write! I really appreciate your timely subject matter\'s dear poet, but
while fearing the seemingly inevitable future
of binary infused - thought,
are we bypassing
the \'programming of mind\'s\'
that\'s been cultivated so successfully, already?
how else to reason
our society\'s need to continually exist
within bite-sized reality realms
of \'base\' awareness
March 15th, 2021 06:58
L. B. Mek said:
\'Is humanity destined
to merely plug in
Will all beauty and truth
be a programmer’s whim\'..
a great write! I really appreciate your timely subject matter\'s dear poet, but
while fearing the seemingly inevitable future
of binary infused - thought,
are we bypassing
the \'programming of mind\'s\'
that\'s been cultivated so successfully, already?
how else to reason
our society\'s need to continually exist
within bite-sized reality realms
of \'base\' awareness
March 15th, 2021 06:58
Day Turns To Night (+4)
Kurt Philip Behm said:
Thanks Jerry. Have a great weekend.
Kurt
March 13th, 2021 13:42
Kurt Philip Behm said:
Thanks Jerry. Have a great weekend.
Kurt
March 13th, 2021 13:42
Day Turns To Night (+4)
Jerry Reynolds said:
Well written, Kurt. Enjoyed the reading.
March 13th, 2021 13:32
Jerry Reynolds said:
Well written, Kurt. Enjoyed the reading.
March 13th, 2021 13:32
The Lost Baton (+2)
rrodriguez said:
Kurt, I\'ve read your work so many times and always admire your metaphysical approach. This time around you surprised me with an anaphoric poem. It reminded me of Walt Whitman\'s many poems; especially, \"I Hear America Singing.\"
March 12th, 2021 09:57
rrodriguez said:
Kurt, I\'ve read your work so many times and always admire your metaphysical approach. This time around you surprised me with an anaphoric poem. It reminded me of Walt Whitman\'s many poems; especially, \"I Hear America Singing.\"
March 12th, 2021 09:57
Tashunka Witko—Beyond Self (+1)
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I love “plank of injustice.”
Your words are most poignant and
much appreciated.
Thanks L.B.
Kurt
March 12th, 2021 08:07
Kurt Philip Behm said:
I love “plank of injustice.”
Your words are most poignant and
much appreciated.
Thanks L.B.
Kurt
March 12th, 2021 08:07
Tashunka Witko—Beyond Self (+1)
L. B. Mek said:
\'We’re now on the poster,
PUBLIC ENEMY ONE
The canaries all dead
—with zero the sum\'..
(well distilled, as ever dear poet
a great write! thank you for inspiring my little scribbled reply)..
\'indeed, society\'s current state of evolution seems to be mesmerised - still, stagnantly watching
as those standing by their shoulders are hounded and harassed, while others
across their designated fences are judged and cancelled..
thinking, they\'ll be safe on their own side of a liberally smiley fence, not willing to accept:
they themselves will soon be forced to walk that same plank of injustice,
when that tyrannical \'trend\'
turns its \'self-righteous\'
attention, on whatever \'little\' misdeeds and mistakes, they keep hidden in their own skeleton harbouring cupboards..
and no my scribble is not advocating for one side or another, just offering feeble insight as to humanity\'s current slippery-sloped path
where \'Presumed Innocence\' is buried to realms of archaic irrelevance...!?
as our society, busily continues to dish-out reactionary: social networking - based
public lynching\'s...\'
March 12th, 2021 05:45
L. B. Mek said:
\'We’re now on the poster,
PUBLIC ENEMY ONE
The canaries all dead
—with zero the sum\'..
(well distilled, as ever dear poet
a great write! thank you for inspiring my little scribbled reply)..
\'indeed, society\'s current state of evolution seems to be mesmerised - still, stagnantly watching
as those standing by their shoulders are hounded and harassed, while others
across their designated fences are judged and cancelled..
thinking, they\'ll be safe on their own side of a liberally smiley fence, not willing to accept:
they themselves will soon be forced to walk that same plank of injustice,
when that tyrannical \'trend\'
turns its \'self-righteous\'
attention, on whatever \'little\' misdeeds and mistakes, they keep hidden in their own skeleton harbouring cupboards..
and no my scribble is not advocating for one side or another, just offering feeble insight as to humanity\'s current slippery-sloped path
where \'Presumed Innocence\' is buried to realms of archaic irrelevance...!?
as our society, busily continues to dish-out reactionary: social networking - based
public lynching\'s...\'
March 12th, 2021 05:45
Lost & Unclaimed (+4)
L. B. Mek said:
\'leaving me distant
adrift and alone,
as the carousel stops
—my location unknown\'..
this lines hit home:
\'so many times in life
we\'re made
to feel out of place, when snug within a tight embrace\'..
another great offering my friend, your scope for insightful depth is seemingly limitless, and all I can do is thank what ever lucky branch that curated my path to align with yours, however brief or lengthy our journey, I shall treasure every syllable you choose to share dear poet
March 11th, 2021 06:15
L. B. Mek said:
\'leaving me distant
adrift and alone,
as the carousel stops
—my location unknown\'..
this lines hit home:
\'so many times in life
we\'re made
to feel out of place, when snug within a tight embrace\'..
another great offering my friend, your scope for insightful depth is seemingly limitless, and all I can do is thank what ever lucky branch that curated my path to align with yours, however brief or lengthy our journey, I shall treasure every syllable you choose to share dear poet
March 11th, 2021 06:15
The Beckoning Wind (+1)
FredPeyer said:
That second one spoke to me Kurt, I am at the point where I need to remember to remember.
March 8th, 2021 11:47
FredPeyer said:
That second one spoke to me Kurt, I am at the point where I need to remember to remember.
March 8th, 2021 11:47
Silent Roar (+3)
L. B. Mek said:
\'I do believe in therapy,
but of a certain kind
The type anointed on oneself,
and in yourself to find
A strength to make decisions,
the will to see them through\'..
Amen!
March 8th, 2021 05:16
L. B. Mek said:
\'I do believe in therapy,
but of a certain kind
The type anointed on oneself,
and in yourself to find
A strength to make decisions,
the will to see them through\'..
Amen!
March 8th, 2021 05:16
Silent Roar (+3)
FredPeyer said:
Silent Roar: And I\'ve got a tiger in the tank! (Sorry, couldn\'t help it)
Stolen and lost: Went to the lost and found office, looking for my dreams, alas, nothing there.
RX: My best therapy is to go to bed and wait for the problem to go away!
Into the breach: As Woody Allen supposedly said: I am not afraid of death, I just don\'t want to be there when he comes.
Sorry, Kurt, am having a strange morning!
March 7th, 2021 15:53
FredPeyer said:
Silent Roar: And I\'ve got a tiger in the tank! (Sorry, couldn\'t help it)
Stolen and lost: Went to the lost and found office, looking for my dreams, alas, nothing there.
RX: My best therapy is to go to bed and wait for the problem to go away!
Into the breach: As Woody Allen supposedly said: I am not afraid of death, I just don\'t want to be there when he comes.
Sorry, Kurt, am having a strange morning!
March 7th, 2021 15:53
Twin Monarchs (+2)
Jerry Reynolds said:
I surely feel that way sometimes, Kurt.
March 6th, 2021 17:45
Jerry Reynolds said:
I surely feel that way sometimes, Kurt.
March 6th, 2021 17:45
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