Kurt Philip Behm

Soul Of The Warrior (+1)

Old

not outdated

germ

still in the wheat

 

Not as fast

as I was

 

Faster

than I will

ever be

 

Mind

over matter

horse

pulling the cart

 

Intention

still deadly

 

Blade

forever

sharp

 

(Dreamsleep: November, 2023)

 

 

The Last Nittany Lion

 

Wandering alone

atop Mount Nittany

his claws long retracted

his teeth filed down

 

The last of his breed

once reigning so proudly

his lair far distant

no food to be found

 

Strange noises he hears

far off to the West

in the canyon of beavers

a struggle beset

 

He knows that this Winter

most likely his last

the future reclaiming

—a glorious past

 

(Lemont Pennsylvania: November, 2023)