Raging Tiger (+6)

Kurt Philip Behm

For those who love the concept of power,

but hate its execution

 

A raging tiger has just left its cage

—to feed on your confusion

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)

 

 

From The Muse...

 

“Abuse yourself if you must My Son,

but you are never to mistreat your words

 

“Untainted they connect your feelings and thoughts

—your true legacy still unheard”

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)

 

 

My Last Etesian

 

Forty years a Poet,

sixty years a man

 

Calling to me distant,

my last Etesian

 

Time at best deceptive,

a trinity of masks

 

Present truth accepted,

the one not first or last

 

Drums now beating softly,

their rhythm stills my heart

 

My spirit free to chase the wind

—this world I now depart

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)

 

 

The Ultimate Choice

 

Living as if already dead,

his words new

 

That morning he first understood,

the verse flew

 

The closer he got to the edge,

the deeper his voice

 

That day he fell over himself

—the ultimate choice

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)

 

 

That Haunting Voice

 

From deep in the shadows of Tin Pan Alley,

the Sage called out my name

 

With a voice that haunted and eyes concealed

—she made her only claim

 

(New York City: West 28thStreet- March 2017)

 

 

 

All Within

 

Poetry is a journey…

each word life’s misstep

 

When placing them together,

one voice binds and sets

 

Its map inside a puzzle,

to point beyond the wind

 

A road that’s never ending

—all travelers within

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017) 

 

 

For Papa

 

Poets and Bullfighters,

death to uncage

 

The truth between horns,

eternity’s rage

 

One thrust entitled,

mortality damned

 

Life springs eternal

—the sword leaves your hand

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 6th, 2019 09:35
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  • Christina8

    "this world I now depart"---written in 2017, hopefully you will be with us for a long time, Kurt! These are masterfully written!

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks so much—God willing! I just finished a 14 day, 7000
      mile motorcycle loop of the USA. St Christopher was with me.

    • Laura🌻

      Kurt,

      • “Raging Tiger”
      This one reminded me of my EX employer!

      • “From The Muse...”
      A wise Muse indeed!

      • “My Last Etesian”
      ‘Drums now beating softly,
      Their rhythm stills my heart’

      This one touches my ❤️!

      • “That Haunting Voice”
      I find this write very interesting!
      My parents had an apartment on West 27th! It took them a while to understand what Tin Pan Alley was all about! (they were immigrants)

      • “All Within “
      ‘Poetry is a journey’...
      Via your poetry, I am enjoying this journey!

      • “For Papa”
      ‘Poets and bullfighters,
      death to uncage’
      An exceptional write for the one and only!

      I enjoyed reading your poems and reflecting...
      An hour of serenity before the break of dawn!

      ~Laura~



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