The Thread (+3)

Kurt Philip Behm

Is there a thread that binds and ties…

an artist to his soul

 

Does it thin or thickly mend,

to come apart or tightly hold

 

Is it there to patch the deepest tear,

with the essence of its form

 

Does its very nature reattach,

when in fury it is torn

 

Will it stitch a quilt of memories,

from a past that’s ripped and frayed

 

Can it hem the truth within arms reach

—when again we’ve lost our way

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)

 

 

Beyond The Thunder

 

A whirlwind to the ages,

I gave up on today

 

All voiced precipitation,

for someone else to spray

 

Writing above what’s forecast,

for readers yet unborn

 

My words beyond the thunder

—to ride on distant storms

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)

 

 

A Baby Cries

 

The bike broke down,

my money gone,

Beale Street calling

—Memphis in my dreams

 

The diner’s empty,

last quarter found,

the jukebox playing

—Memphis in my dreams

 

The waitress smiles,

she’s off at six,

her place a walk

—Memphis in my dreams

 

The kindness of strangers,

a baby cries,

the sun’s come up

—Memphis in my dreams

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)

 

 

Darkness Weaves

 

Clothing the world

in hate and destruction

 

Shame is the loom

 that weaves damnation

 

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)

 

 

 

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 12th, 2020 00:40
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Laura🌻

    Kurt,

    A competent seamstress will find the “thread that binds and ties...”
    as the finest of seamstresses,
    my Mom,
    would say.

    Your poem made me think of my Mom and her special relationship to the needle and thread.
    Thank you for sharing.

    ~Laura~🌻

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks Laura, I'm glad it brought back good memories.

    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks so much!



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