An unmarried girl
in the wilderness
Any hopes of a suitor
are slim
Her virtue unsold
forever braving the cold
She waits for the promise
of him
An unpublished poem
in the syllabus
Any pressure to edit
unmoved
The words as they lay
both hunter and prey
To become what the future
— will choose
(Dreamsleep: September, 2025)
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Author:
Kurt Philip Behm (
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Comments2
Ha! Kurt you have hit it with this one. A pet peeve of mine works that go unread are just like a girl unwed. Nonproductive. Loved it
Thanks Man.
Most welcome
This is layered and resonant...the girl waiting in cold, the poem resisting edit, both caught “hunter and prey.” The patience, the longing, the uncertainty all fold together. Beautifully written. An excellent metaphor…though of course, only if marriage is seen as the end goal for a girl. For a poem, though, being read IS the end goal. Certainly, being read IS universally the end goal of a poem. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛ Wonderful job, Kurt.
Thanks TR. Love is the end goal for the girl ...
Amen to that! Love is the end goal period! Most welcome, my friend!
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