Death’s Encore
Person by person
Death settles in
Shrouding each coffin
Death starts to sing
Death walks onstage
Death takes a bow
Death does an encore
— death standing proud
(Dreamsleep: October, 2026)
Waiting Silent
Anyone can love
the Mona Lisa or Pieta’
But a crumbling adobe shrine
in Kayenta softly calls
The history it has seen
marking seasons that unfold
Awaits our veneration
— in a silence yet untold
(Kayenta Arizona / Monument Valley: October, 2026)
The Circle
The end begets
a new beginning
to rise
amongst the fall
The circle
closing on itself
with life and death
— recalled
(Dreamsleep: October, 2026)
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Kurt Philip Behm (
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All splendid my favorite is the last one Kurt where the symbol as old as time still steals the show with the circle the perfect form.
Thanks Man.
My pleasure Kurt
There's something wonderfully human about our desire to leave a mark, Kurt, even as time keeps reminding us how temporary everything is. Perhaps learning to appreciate what remains, however modest, is part of making peace with that reality. Much appreciated, my friend! 🍂🕯️🌿🙏
As your comments are most appreciated by me.
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