The Tracks Will Switch

Kurt Philip Behm

This last ride almost over,

the train coming to a stop

 

The mighty engine slowing down,

my ticket punched and clocked

 

With words I left untendered,

in towns along the tracks

 

My thoughts there drift upon the wind,

my legacy attached

 

This journey seemed redundant,

the scenery looked the same

 

But voices never heard before,

cry out and call my name

 

The conductor gives fair warning,

his face I know so well

 

“A turnout waits, the tracks will switch,

to heaven—or to hell”

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2017)

 

 

Wild And Free

 

Do your writings age,

like wine

 

Or turn to vinegar,

—left behind

 

Do your thoughts get

old and gray

 

Or stay well muscled,

—youth in play

 

Is your will still yours

to bend

 

Enslaved by nothing,

—sans pretense

 

Is there love upon

your tree

 

There for the picking,

—wild and free

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: May, 2017)

 

  • Author: Kurt Philip Behm (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 14th, 2017 09:46
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Comments2

  • daisyturner1996

    I really like the use of enjambment and the soft consonant sounds; it makes for a really easy read including out loud.
    I also really like that use of caesura in that last stanza, it really makes the ending pop.

  • Jeff

    Wow....excellent flow and rythym...very well done. This is what I strive for...
    You are certainly a very talented poet...



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