Kurt Philip Behm

The Devil\'s Son (+4)

Off in the distance,

he was whispering my name


What started as a rumor,

audible and plain


My parking meter empty,

the hour glass had run


What life only borrowed, 

reclaimed—the devil’s son


(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2020) 

 

 

What Death Denies

 

The artist dies again and again,

but his art does not

 

Bringing new life to the ages,

turning his back on time

 

The artist cannot last,

but his genius can

 

 Living inside the spirit

—of what death denies

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)

 

 

Time Dispells

 

Always is a long, long time,

today is longer still

 

The beginning of what can never end,

consciousness distills

 

Tomorrow is the shortest time,

when looked at from today

 

And yesterday no time at all,

whose notion drifts away

 

Never is all time denied,

its twisted tongue proclaims

 

The ending to what can’t begin,

mindfulness disdains

 

Here is where the treadways cross,

all roads found turning in

 

And now the moment pre-ordained

—transcendence waits within

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)

 

 

Moon Walk

 

Live hard,

 write easy

 

Footsteps vanishing

with the tide

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2016)

 

 

 

Keeper Of The Flame

 

Weaver of dreams,

caretaker of the word

 

Orator of the heart

—steward of love

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)