Kurt Philip Behm

One Candle Burns (+6)

By facing death,

we embrace life more

 

We see the limits,

each minute core

 

Seen as a friend,

all life betroths

 

Each moment treasured,

our loved ones close

 

And when we face

that final day

 

A voice more gentle,

bids us sway

 

Into the dark,

one candle burns

 

Death’s welcome light

—for our return

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2019)

 

 

If Never

 

What is this one life really worth,

the price of many sins

 

What is that one last question asked

—if never to forgive

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)

 

 

That Final Window

 

What know ye of the truth,

that final window left to close

 

Who calls thee to its breast,

a suckled vision

—heaven shown

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)

 

 

No Longer Hot

 

Is there disappointment in arrival…

anticipation the crown jewel

 

Are the accolades left hollow,

uncertainty what’s new

 

Is acceptance yours or theirs to own,

all badges keyed to lock

 

Does your soul ignite once past the flame

—your words no longer hot

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)

 

 

One Deep Thrust

 

To pierce today’s attention span,

fewer words are best

 

A point honed sharp for one deep thrust

—one is all you’ll get

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)

 

 

 

The Future Proclaims

 

The pen and the keyboard…

their white flag of truce

 

Now tattered and burning,

new words on the loose

 

The ink stains once mighty,

a cursor now reigns

 

As deep into cyberspace

—the future proclaims

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017) 

 

 

Legacy Recast

 

Like wine uncorked to breathe the air,

my heart and mind become

 

The richness of this life I’ve lived,

all fortune on the run

 

Not looking back, but looking in,

the key to feelings past

 

Where hides a treasure, memory locked

—its legacy recast

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2017)