Legacy Of Fear (+7)

Kurt Philip Behm

On a battlefield lined

  with the blood of dead letters

I slay the monsters of uncertainty

   —and their legacy of fear

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: November, 2013)

 

 

Saturday Morning With Laura

 

Filling my soul,

  I spent the morning with Laura

 

Tearing down barriers

   —within the magic of her words

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)

 

 

 

 1972 ‘Nittany Mountain’ Ladies Choice

 

Dancing to the music

  inside a mountain garage

    —Laura became my partner

 

Lost within her melody

  found within her words

    —never to be alone again

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)

 

Reborn

 

The window open

  weathered and worn

 

My soul releases

  —spirit reborn

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)

 

 

Son Of The Raging Tiger

 

Warrior Poet…

Son of the raging

Tiger

 

Provoked

By the scent

Of anticipation

 

Roaming

In the abyss

Of all excuse

 

Preying

On all wasted time

And wasted lies

 

Stalking

The foreign crevices

Of each denial

 

Devouring

In the end

   —what you fear the most

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)

 

 

A Choice Never Made

 

If you never loved me,

 would life be easier

 would life be better

 

If you never loved me,

 would you have emptiness

 instead of joy and pain

 

If you never loved me,

 would moments vanish

 as wishes drag through the years

 

If you never loved me,

 would your heart be orphaned

  —by a choice never made

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: January, 2014)

 

 

Beyond The Sash

 

A window framed with memory

 emits the brightest light

 

Its lock and hasp long since removed

 a journeyman’s delight

 

Casting off the millstone

 the rock of age has come

 

Where darkness hides beyond the sash

 —inside a rising sun

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2018)

 

The Academic Mask

 

Learning should be an open meadow

 and not a cave to hide

 

When coupled with experience

 its lessons to abide

 

No degree or title, money or fame

 will direct you toward the light

 

Life’s one great lesson—living free

 the academic's plight

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 8th, 2018 13:46
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  • Tamara Beryl Latham - The Poet

    Kurt, your poems featuring fear are excellent. I loved those that referenced "Laura."

    The first or introductory quatrain, was exceptional. The line "On a battlefield lined with the blood of dead letters" emphasized the use of fresh language and its originality is impressive.

    An excellent write! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks Tamara. Your comments are always insightful. Laura has
      been one of my three Muses (the first), and she first came to me
      in a dingy remote garage apartment in the Nittany Mountains of
      Pennsylvania in 1972.

      Kurt

    • Laura🌻

      Kurt,

      Six outstanding writes!
      Of course, I truly enjoyed reading the second and the third! They made me feel like I should get up and dance all the way to the Nittany Mountains! They’re are calling! 😉
      Your muse certainly inspired you to “dance” the night away in that “dingy remote garage apartment “and be forever yours. Her inspiration delights your readers...especially yours truly! It is an honor to share her name!
      Truly amazing! Thank you for sharing these gems!

      ~Laura~

      • Kurt Philip Behm

        It is uncanny that you share the same name, and it is your delightful commentary that
        is inspiring.

        Thanks again

        Kurt

        • Laura🌻

          Do I dare to call it karma? 😊

          • Kurt Philip Behm

            Dare away... 🙂

            • Laura🌻

              😄



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