Short & Dear (+3)

Kurt Philip Behm

My life,

  dumped onto paper

 

My love,

  deep in the beer

 

The years,

  a fateful mirror

 

With time now short

  —and dear

 

(Memories Of The Main Point: November, 1972)

         ‘Dinner With Jerry Jeff Walker’

 

 

Pick Your Poison

 

Booze—Broads—The Bible,

  which poison will you claim

 

The one that numbs, the one that thrills

   —the one your soul to shame

 

‘Captain Tony’s, Key West: June, 1971’ 

 

 

Back To Thee

 

Let me take you on a journey,

  to a place inside yourself

 

Not the body mind connection,

  but true consciousness itself

 

Before you walk a darkened space,

  a light must first go on

 

Not tasked with anything other than,

  an awareness set upon

 

Your eyes look out, true vision in,

  the stuff of what you’re made

 

Before the questions were unleashed,

  one answer left unblamed

 

So close your eyes and close your mind,

   and set your spirit free

 

The path aglow from whence you came

   —that leads you back to thee

 

(Dreamsleep: June, 2019)

 

 

Yours Alone

 

Transcendence—reality,

  the power to choose

 

The physical burning,

  the spiritual hue

 

One leaves you ashen,

  the other alive

 

The choice begets freedom

  —yours alone to decide

 

(Dreamsleep- June, 2019)

 

 

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 3rd, 2019 10:23
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  • Laura🌻

    Kurt,

    Very interesting postings today!
    That dinner with Jerry Jeff Walker must’ve been interesting!

    ~Laura~

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      The first line was from him, and I think he stole
      it from Kerouac.

      After his performance at The Main Point, he came
      back to my apartment. I lived upstairs.

      Over the three years I was there, everyone from
      Bonnie Raitt to Springsteen to Richie Havens to
      John Denver performed downstairs.

      It was a legendary place. I tried to buy the building
      several years ago, but was outbid. It looks just like it
      did in the 60's & 70's. I'd love to turn it back into a music
      venue.

      Kurt

      • Laura🌻

        That’s a great line!

        Must’ve been an interesting three years at that legendary place!
        Too bad you were outbid! Is it still a venue for performers?

        • Kurt Philip Behm

          No, it's now a fairly high end home furnishings store.

        • Laura🌻

          Kurt,

          • “Pick Your Poison”

          ‘Booze—Broads—The Bible’

          Does the order matter?


          Btw...
          Is there a barstool at Captain Tony’s with your name on it?

          ~Laura~

          • Kurt Philip Behm

            Just some blood left on the underside of one of them.

            • Kurt Philip Behm

              If you're a storefront preacher—one kind of leads to the other 🙂

              • Laura🌻



                I’m certain you’ve penned a poem regarding that barstool!🤔



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