Kurt Philip Behm

Ode To Michael Parks

Only a few

make a pact

with the wind

 

Only a few

know the joy

there within

 

Free of the shadow

that follows

and stalks

 

Escaping

tomorrow

in moments recaught

 

Horizons lie waiting

as pilgrims

embark

 

Voices like magnets

pull light

from the dark

 

Only a few

hear the music

on high

 

Through handlebar

portals

— embraced by the sky

 

(Dreamsleep: May, 2025)