Left To Weather (+1)

Kurt Philip Behm

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)

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 5th, 2020 15:15
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  • Laura🌻

    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~🌻




    • Kurt Philip Behm

      Thanks, I'm really surprised that this poem
      brought back happy memories.

      Kurt

      • Laura🌻

        I know what you mean!
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

        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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