Imagery Forgives (+4)

Kurt Philip Behm

The gravity of freedom,

 the weight of space and time

 

Above the calculated noise,

 the wisdom of the Mime

 

Truth reveals a vacuum,

  where silence waits to live

 

As words describe what minds can’t see

 —and imagery forgives

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)

 

 

Did You Dream

 

Was the ending

 self-fulfilling

 

Hopes and wishes

 by the score

 

Did you live to dream

 or dream to live

 

Of a life

 —that’s something more

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)

 

 

Unmasked

 

Every book has a hundred messages

  trying to get out

 

Every song has ten inside of it

  waiting to sing loud

 

Every painting has a hidden image

   fighting to be shown

 

And every poem has a secret voice

   —dying to be known

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)

 

 

Eight Questions

 

Will there ever come a time

  when a moment doesn’t matter

 

Will there ever come a date

  when the days won’t connect

 

Will there ever come a phrase

   its words devoid of meaning

 

Will there ever come a song

  whose melody won’t play

 

Have you let what you celebrate

  turn into celebrity

 

Have your messages been transformed

  into a billboard or sign

 

Have you become a lonely caricature

  of a free and lasting symbol

 

Have your words become mere chatter

   —in a pandering for fame

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)

 

 

A Singular Beauty

 

Discretions infinity,

 its number unknown

 

One window sufficient

 for its light to be shown

 

An exploding dynamic

 tumbling over itself

 

A singular beauty

 —in the distance unfelt

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2019)

 

 

 

 

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 1st, 2019 09:24
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  • JB

    Wow... This is really good.

  • Laura🌻

    Kurt,

    You are the master of words!

    “As words describe what minds can’t see
    —and imagery forgives”
    These words are at the top of the heap to quote...A quotable quote penned by the master!

    Exceptional!

    ~Laura~

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      And your words are deeply appreciated. Thank Laura.

      Kurt

    • Laura🌻

      Kurt,

      Your Muse is on Fire 🔥 today!!
      Love it!

      ~Laura~

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks. I've been listening to Sean Carrolls podcast 'Mindscape.' It's
      opening up a lot of doors. I think you'd enjoy it.

      • Laura🌻

        Thank you for sharing!
        I will listen to it!

        I hope your Muse won’t keep you up too late tonight!😉

      • Kurt Philip Behm

        Thanks. I've been listening to Sean Carrolls podcast 'Mindscape.' It's
        opening up a lot of doors. I think you'd enjoy it.



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