Life is all about leverage
both overt and implied
To move the world ever forward
and sail the highest tide
Subtle it nudges intention
exerted our missteps reclaimed
It magnifies every action
— restoking fortuity’s flame
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Freeing The Verse
To have a poem
but not the words
To bring the message
home
Intention firm
and feelings clear
But silence
sits the throne
Awaiting vowels and consonants
regifted from a sage
A marble block of verbiage
to sculpt upon the page
And once each phrase has taken form
it’s wed to feelings true
To free the verse that faithful waits
— unheard inside of you
(Dreamsleep: June, 2026)
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Author:
Kurt Philip Behm (
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good write, enjoyed
Thank you.
most welcome
Nicely written my friend and although the second (Free Verse) is quite good my choice remains with the first (I assume it is The highest tide)
It is, and I thank you again.
Thoroughly enjoyed, Kurt. Twice now and probably with more to come. 🕊️🙏
Thank you again.
And again, most welcome. 🕊️🙏
Kurt, what a pair of poems. The Highest Tide reflects on the forces that move us forward, while Freeing The Verse turns inward toward the creative struggle itself. Of the two, that image of the waiting poem resonates deeply with me...the sense that something true is already there, patiently awaiting release. Excellent write, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
Very kind of you, thanks.
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