Raping the sky of its luster,
a new darkness began to imbue
Draining the ocean—taking its salt,
a pillar for Edith renewed
Shearing the top off the mountain,
its crater to hemorrhage and bleed
Stealing the promise from every hope
all faith left to weather—unfreed
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2020)
The Twilight Haze
I wandered among the springtime trees,
and in the stillness they reached out
To touch each feeling within my heart,
giving cover to my doubt
My life sequestered as I walk alone,
past memories deeply felt
The social ramblings of a world at war,
now distanced from itself
Like nothing’s happened they praise the earth,
their blossoms all ablaze
While the quiet thunders upon itself
—inside this twilight haze
(Garrett Hill Pennsylvania: April, 2020)
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Kurt Philip Behm (
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Kurt,
Your poem reminded me of a certain happy time—teaching seven year olds.
Teaching Reading and Writing was my main focus. One of the lessons in the R&W unit was teaching homophones.
I decided to use the classic poem “Whether the Weather”.
‘Whether the Weather be cold,
Or whether the weather be hot,
We’ll weather the weather,
Whatever the weather
Whether we like it or not.’
It was a fun lesson. By the end of the unit, the students had memorized it. So we used it for the tongue twister lesson, reading comprehension, and of course the Poetry unit.
Thank you for sharing and reminding me of the happy faces of my seven year old students.
Happy memories for sure!
~Laura~🌻
Thanks, I'm really surprised that this poem
brought back happy memories.
Kurt
I know what you mean!
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The word ‘weather’ in your poem’s title brought me to those memories! The power of the word together with the power of the mind is powerful!
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