Staking Its Claim

Kurt Philip Behm

A fetching title

can save a poem

Like a fiery maestro

can free a song

 

Its marching orders

endorse each line

And beat a cadence

that words define

 

To set the page

and clear the way

It stakes a claim

to all you say

 

While some may tout

“It’s Just A Name”

The Sage reminds us

— its crown reclaims

 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2026)

 

 

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  • sorenbarrett

    It took me years to realize this that the title can not only change the popularity of a poem but its very meaning and poetic rating. Nicely said Kurt

  • Tristan Robert Lange

    Kurt, yep…I’m with you on this. A title can absolutely be the thing that makes me stop and enter the poem instead of passing it by. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛



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