Kurt Philip Behm

Staking Its Claim

A fetching title

can save a poem

Like a fiery maestro

can free a song

 

Its marching orders

endorse each line

And beat a cadence

that words define

 

To set the page

and clear the way

It stakes a claim

to all you say

 

While some may tout

“It’s Just A Name”

The Sage reminds us

— its crown reclaims

 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2026)